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NEW DELHI: India's batting great Sachin Tendulkar was on Friday awarded the honorary rank of group captain by the chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF) for his contribution to cricket.

South Africa cricket has strict measures in place to protect cricketers from bookies.

The betting scandal involving Pakistan cricketers in England has revived fears about the influence of shadowy underworld dons who have form in subverting the "gentlemen's game".

New Zealand Cricket boss Justin Vaughan insists Pakistan will be coming here this summer and no alternative tour arrangements have been considered.Three senior Pakistan players - captain Salman Butt and new-ball bowlers Mohammad...

LONDON: The head of the International Cricket Council has called the fixing allegations against three suspended Pakistan players the most serious case of corruption to hit the sport since South Africa captain Hansie Cronje was banned for life 10 years ago.

The News of the World is promising more revelations about cricket match fixing when it hits the streets tomorrow - just hours before England play the first of two Twenty20s against Pakistan.

London - Tabloid newspaper The News of the World is promising more revelations about cricket match fixing when it hits the streets tomorrow - just hours before England play the first of two Twenty20s against Pakistan, both in Cardiff.

India's batting great Sachin Tendulkar wants a thorough investigation into Pakistan's spot-fixing scandal.

The corruption at the heart of cricket runs far deeper than the match-fixing allegations against Pakistan's players, reports Dean Nelson.

Dubai, Sept 3 : South Africa's AB de Villiers talks about his recent rise to top spot in the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen as well as his nominations for various awards at this year's LG ICC Awards, including the LG People's Choice Award, on this week's ICC Cricket World audio show.

In 2000, the Delhi police shocked the cricket fraternity by releasing taped phone conversations between the then-South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje and a local bookie, during South Africa's tour of India. ...

Tendulkar is also the only batsman to score a double-century in one-day cricket, making 200 not out against South Africa in Gwalior earlier this year. His next assignment for the top-ranked Indian team is a two-Test home series against ...

The Champions League Twenty20 is all set to begin in South Africa and the tournament shall see unprecedented security and anti corruption activities in the aftermath of the latest spot fixing scandal that shook the cricket world. ... Sir Paul Condon of the ACSU had earlier remarked that T20 form of cricket has been a challenge to the integrity of cricket. The IPL parties in India were also accused of providing easy access to undesirable people who influence the players in ...

The only real tough encounters other than Australia which India has faced since 2008 is South Africa (of which Sehwag cheated in order to get India a win to draw the series in India) and England who are a bit of an on and off side. ...

There have been eleven international cricket players banned for being involved in match fixing – all since 2000. Of these two were from Pakistan, four from India, three from South Africa, one from the West Indies and one from Kenya. ...

The CBI investigations and subsequent action from cricket bodies around the world led to life bans being imposed on three Test captains -- South African Hansie Cronje, Mohammad Azharuddin of India and Pakistan's Salim Malik. ... Another Pakistani legend, Wasim Akram, once claimed his father had been kidnapped after his team lost a Test match against South Africa from a winning position in 1997. The body of a well-known Pakistani bookmaker, Hanif Kodvavi alias Hanif ...

Trott remembered the time when his hero South Africa skipper Hansie Cronje faced allegations of match-fixing and was banned for life in 2000 after confessing to taking cash from bookies. "When I was growing up in South Africa, ... "I just know it is totally against everything I believe in and have worked for - I love cricket and I have sacrificed a lot to make it to this level and I'm determined to stay there. "And I am too competitive, too much of a winner to ever be ...

My choices (guess where I bat in club cricket?): Australia: Simon Katich England: Andrew Strauss South Africa: Mark Boucher New Zealand: Brendan McCullum India: VVS Laxman Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene Pakistan: Mohammad Yousuf West ...