Not a 'Bravo' thing to do!

Cricinfo.com reports that Mike Procter has found Dwayne Bravo to be not guilty in claiming the 'bump' ( bounced) catch.

Extract from the report
Dwayne Bravo, the West Indies allrounder, has been found not guilty of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during yesterday's match against England at Ahmedabad following the dismissal of Michael Yardy.

Bravo was charged by the ICC for failing to "conduct play within the spirit of the game" when he claimed a catch to dismiss Yardy. Replays suggested the ball did not carry to Bravo and his muted response at claiming the wicket didn't help his cause

As usual it has been handled very badly by ICC. It is true that the catch did not impact the match in hindsight. The incident also did not get much publicity since the result did not matter to any of the teams. But surely it is time for ICC to use all the options including the technology assistance to sort out these kind of things.

By the way, what is Mike Procter doing as match referee after the oval fiasco ?? If anyone needs to be fired for that mishap it has to be Mike Procter. Oh..no..he can't be touched because he is representing ICC and ICC is always right !

- As usual it has been badly handled by ICC. It

BBC Cricket coverage taken over by Desis :)

This is a big news and long awaited breakthrough.
Read the story and also the pictures.

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BBC Sport presenters Manish Bhasin and Rishi Persad were announced this week as the new faces of the BBC’s cricket coverage.

The two lifelong cricket fans will host the corporation's studio analysis and discussion sessions, joined by cricketer and broadcaster Richie Benaud, former England captain Tony Greig, ex-England batsman Geoffrey Boycott and Jonathan Agnew.

Manish, the face of BBC's Football Focus, will present coverage of the Ashes and Cricket World Cup highlights. Rishi, a presenter and reporter for BBC’s horse racing coverage, will present highlights of the one-day international series and provide reports for the Cricket World Cup programmes."

Asians In Media magazine | The new faces of BBC Cricket:

The crown of greatness

Frank 'Typhoon' Tyson goes all lyrical on Sachin Tendulkar.

"There is however, a faint chance that Tendulkar can come close to emulating the example of his idol — for he is an excellent technician. He has the mental strength and the physical skill to score more centuries — if he remembers the lines which the poet, Robert Browning, put into the mouth of Rabbi Ben Ezra: 'Grow old along with me. The best is yet to be.'

The crown of greatness:

Younis refuses Pak captaincy for CT- NEWS-Sections-Indiatimes - Cricket

Pakistan cricket is without a captain now !
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LAHORE, Oct 5: Younis Khan dramatically refused the cricket captaincy of Pakistan on Thursday, just two days before the team was due to fly to India for the Champions Trophy.

"I don't want to be a dummy captain and the reason why I have refused the captaincy will be revealed afterward," Younis told reporters at a press conference in Lahore with coach Bob Woolmer.

Younis was scheduled to hold a full press conference ahead of the team's departure for Jaipur on Saturday but instead he turned up, uttered one sentence and left.

Younis was appointed captain late last month after the International Cricket Council slapped a four match ban on captain Inzamam-ul-Haq following August's Oval Test fiasco.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) director of operations Saleem Altaf told reporters: "Younis has not told us any reason and we are in negotiations with him. As soon as we get any details we will reveal them to the media."

The PCB was holding an emergency briefing at its headquarters in Lahore between chairman Shaharyar Khan and other officials.


Younis refuses Pak captaincy for CT- NEWS-Sections-Indiatimes - Cricket

Boycott on Indian Cricket team and on his mom's batting skills!

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Dhoni, an exceptional talent, just needs to be a little wary of the cult status being bestowed on him. If he ever feels tempted, he should remember Irfan Pathan. Just the other day, Irfan was everyone's darling—good-looking, hugely talented, the best young cricketer on view. Two years on, he's a medium pacer even my mum can handle. When fame and fortune are thrust upon you, it's easy to get into a comfort zone, but the greatest players stay hungry. Already, Munaf Patel is breathing down Irfan's neck, and I think he's a very promising lad. India may even have found in him a player who can bowl at the death, which its attack sorely needs.

Full story here in Outlook
http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20061009&fname=FBoycott+%28F%29&sid=1