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NEW DELHI (AFP) – Australian spin legend Shane Warne has accused the country s rivals of unfairly using the Test ball tampering controversy to kick the team when it is down. Warne, advisor to Indian Premier League side the Rajasthan Royals, said the cheating scandal should be used as an opportunity …

BRISBANE (AFP) – Australia s top cricket chiefs Friday ruled out stepping down after a ball-tampering scandal that shocked the nation, saying it was “not the time for a witch-hunt” as a review into player conduct was announced. The sport has been engulfed in one of its biggest crises after former …

(AFP) – Pakistan’s cricket chiefs hope the country can host a full series by 2020, after a successful tour by the West Indies sparked hopes of an international revival. The three-match series against the World Twenty20 champions, staged in the once militancy-wracked port city of Karachi, was accompanied by a …

(AFP) – Indian Premier League side Delhi Daredevils on Saturday signed England fast bowler Liam Plunkett to take the place of injured South African paceman Kagiso Rabada. This will be the “first stint” in the IPL for the 33-year-old Plunkett, the Daredevils said in announcing the signing. Rabada had signed …

(AFP) – Retired cricket Test captain Michael Clarke on Sunday offered to play for Australia for free to help the team recover after the downfall of his successor Steve Smith over a ball-tampering scandal in South Africa. Smith and vice-captain David Warner were stripped of their leadership roles and banned …

LAHORE (APP) – Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board,Najam Sethi exercising powers conferred upon him under the PCB anti corruption code of participants has referred the case of Nasir Jamshaid for his alleged involvement in spot fixing case that rocked the second edition of Pakistan Super League last year in UAE. …