Couch Talk 111 with Telford Vice
In this episode, Telford Vice of The Times (South Africa) talks about the controversial circumstances under which Cricket South Africa have revoked some of his journalistic privileges, and dealing with...
View ArticleFull David Becker Press Release
Mr. David Becker, formerly the head of legal at the ICC 2007-2012, sent a press release to a few journalists back in October 2013. It contained information that, though commonly suspected, put it on...
View ArticleFormal response of Cricket South Africa to the International Cricket...
Cricket South Africa along with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) had resisted or at least delayed the voting on the restructuring of ICC governance and revenue models. CSA had...
View ArticleJustice Mudgal IPL Probe Committee Report
The Justice Mudgal report has two versions. ESPN Cricinfo has carried one here which is signed by Justice Mudgal and Additional solicitor general of India L. Nageshwar Rao (dated Feb 9, 2014). There is...
View ArticleCouch Talk 143 with Aaqib Javed
Former Pakistani fast bowler and current UAE head coach Aaqib Javed talks about his playing career, playing alongside Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, the art of reverse swing, match fixing in the 1990’s...
View ArticleCouch Talk 150 with Haroon Lorgat, Chief Executive, Cricket South Africa
Former ICC Chief Executive and current Chief Executive of Cricket South Africa Mr. Haroon Lorgat talks about his career in cricket administration, the challenge of transformation in South Africa, his...
View ArticleCouch Talk 153 with Suhrith Parthasarathy & Aju John on Indian Supreme Court...
In this episode, two Indian lawyers – Suhrith Parthasarathy and Aju John – discuss the recent Indian Supreme Court Rulings on the BCCI/IPL spot fixing case as well as the conflict of interest of N...
View ArticleIt Looked So Out…
“You don’t often see a batsman walk… for an LBW” screams Michael Slater even as the Blackcaps whoop it up in the background. It was Ricky Ponting that decided to walk without really waiting for Umpire...
View ArticleShould ICC Events be even hosted in India?
Omnishambles. That’s what the run up to and the qualifying phase of World T20 2016 being held in India currently has been. It took forever to announce the schedule and the venues. It took even longer...
View ArticleCouch Talk 185 with Graeme West, WI U-19 Coach
West Indies U-19 side’s coach Graeme West talks about moulding a side of young individuals from the different regions of the Caribbean as a unit, the game plans, the Keemo Paul Mankading incident and...
View ArticleHypocrisy of BBC Sport
BBC Sport, in the cricket section of its website where the headlines are collated, reported on the three wicket haul of Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir in the warm-up game vs. Somerset, with the headline...
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