ICC clears lorgat of all charges
Dhaka: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Thursday cleared Haroon lorgat, chief executive of Cricket South Africa (CSA), of charges that he had knowledge of the controversial statement made against the ICC Board and the Future Tours Programme (FTP) by David Becker, the ICC’s former legal head, and the subsequent attempts to have it withdrawn. An independent adjudicator appointed by the ICC exonerated lorgat, also a former ICC chief executive, of all the charges including that of bribing and threatening journalists. In a joint statement released by the ICC and CSA, the two bodies said that “an independent Adjudicator, appointed by the ICC to look into the content and distribution of media comments made about the ICC Board by Mr David Becker, who at that time was acting as a legal consultant to Cricket South Africa in respect of their ongoing dispute over the FTP Schedule, and, in particular, the role of Mr Haroon lorgat, Chief Executive of CSA, in these matters has found no evidence to support the allegations made against Mr lorgat.
sachin may get another honour
Mumbai: Sachin Tendulkar is among the three greats to have emerged as the leading contenders for ESPNcricinfo’s Cricketer of the Generation award, even as the Indian’s longtime fierce rival from the West Indies Brian lara missed out on a place in the final three. Australian spin legend Shane Warne and the recently-retired South African great Jacques Kallis are the other two cricketers to feature in the final list. The award, to be presented here tomorrow, will honour the most outstanding cricketer between the years 1993 and 2013. The occasion will also mark the 20th anniversary celebrations for the cricket website.
Kohli ready for T20 WC grind
New Delhi: India’s Asia Cup performance under his captaincy was a disappointment but star batsman Virat Kohli on Thursday said that he was ready for the hard grind of the Twenty20 World Cup, which begins in Bangladesh on Sunday. “Well rested. Time to get back to the grind now!,” Kohli tweeted.
vaughan picks India, WI
New Delhi: Former England captain Michael Vaughan has tipped India and West Indies as teams who can win the Twenty20 World Cup which begins at Mirpur in Bangladesh on Sunday. “Any team from the following could win the T20 WC... India, Aussie, SA, West Indies, Sri lanka and good outside chances in NZ and Pakistan,” Vaughan tweeted. “I am going for India or West Indies.. Both have power and plenty of good spin options. But it’s always worth a tipple on Pakistan at WCs..,” he said. India won the title in 2007 while the West Indies would go in Bangladesh as defending champions.
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