Umpire
'Poor' NCL umpires pulled out from BCL
The umpiring controversy in the recently-concluded National Cricket League had resulted in BCB Umpires' Committee open a fact-finding body. It has been learnt that evidence of poor umpiring was found and the BCB has pulled out six umpires from the Bangladesh Cricket League, which starts tomorrow.
Bangladeshi boy dies at 17 after being hit by cricket ball
A Bangladeshi teenager dies in hospital in Dhaka after he is hit by a ball while umpiring a cricket match, police say.
Cricket: South Africa captain du Plessis charged with ball tampering
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has been charged with ball tampering during the second test against Australia in Hobart, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Friday.
Cricket: DRS set for busy baptism on India's turning pitches
After years of resistance against the Decision Review System, the Indian cricket board has finally agreed to employ technology for the home tests against England and if the tourists' series in Bangladesh is anything to go by, it will get plenty of use.
Bangladesh bowlers ready for their Brisbane baptism of fire
Bangladesh bowlers Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny are due to fly to Australia tonight to test their respective bowling actions at an ICC-accredited centre in Brisbane on September 8.
Bowden shown the crooked finger
Flamboyant New Zealand umpire Billy Bowden may have stood in his last international match after being dropped from New Zealand Cricket's international panel.
Asad Rauf: Former Test umpire handed five-year ban
Former Test umpire Asad Rauf has been banned for five years after being found guilty of corruption charges.
England need to look hard at DRS: Stuart Broad
Stuart Broad, the England pacer, said his team still needed to improve their use of the television decision review system (DRS).
Out or not out?
The Bangladesh innings was marred by a contentious incident in the last ball of the 45th over when Sikandar Raza scored a direct hit after Mahmudullah and Mashrafe Mortaza were involved in a mix-up.
Umpiring confusion reigns again
It took only seven balls for Samiullah Shenwari's delight at Afghanistan's first appearance in a World Cup to descend into personal disaster as the focus turned once again onto the umpiring confusion that has scarred the first week of cricket's biggest tournament
