Cricket

2023 - 3 - 31

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Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan cleared of racism ... (Sky News)

The 48-year-old had been accused by the England and Wales Cricket Board of making a derogatory comment towards a group of Yorkshire teammates of Asian ...

Having only received the decisions today, we will need time to consider them carefully." It's time to reflect, learn and implement change." Hopefully, the structures of the game can now be rebuilt and institutionalised racism ended for good. Branding the proceedings an "inappropriate, inadequate, and backwards step", he added: "There are no winners in this process and there are better ways - there have to be better ways - for cricket to move forward positively and effectively. The 48-year-old says there are no winners in the process, which he reveals brought him "to the brink of falling out of love with cricket" and insists there have to be better ways of taking the game forward. "The outcome of these CDC proceedings must not be allowed to detract from the core message that there can be no place for racism in the game of cricket, or in society generally."

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Ex-England cricket captain Vaughan cleared of racism charge (Aljazeera.com)

Former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq went public in 2020, saying he had been the victim of racial harassment.

The club was also charged. He categorically denied the charge, which was issued by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). We need to have a word about that.”

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Ex-England cricket captain Michael Vaughan cleared of using racist ... (Financial Times)

The Cricket Discipline Commission published its conclusion on Friday following claims by another former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq that Vaughan had used ...

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Ex-England cricket captain Vaughan cleared of racism on 'balance ... (News24)

Ex-England cricket captain Michael Vaughan was cleared "on the balance of probabilities" of using racist language before a match for county club Yorkshire ...

It was not." A Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) report said it was "not satisfied on the balance of probabilities" that Vaughan spoke the words he was alleged to have used. - A report said it was "not satisfied on the balance of probabilities" that Vaughan spoke the words he was alleged to have used.

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LLC Masters achieves major milestone, registers global reach of ... (Hindustan Times)

The league which was bringing cricket back to Qatar after three decades saw an overall jump of 50% in fan reach as compared to the previous edition in Oman ...

The league which was bringing cricket back to Qatar after three decades saw an overall jump of 50% in fan reach as compared to the previous edition in Oman wherein the tournament had registered a footprint of 703 million. Ravi Shastri, Commissioner of LLC said, “The recently concluded season has clearly established Legends League Cricket as a sought-after event amongst the cricket fans. Even the other aspects of fan engagement around the league have increased manifold as we saw massive engagement via gaming platforms globally. This is a very good sign for us and we shall be building on this in the future.” Further, adding to the cricket frenzy, more than 75% of the footprint is from South Asia including India which has the largest Cricket fanbase in the World. To top that, a cumulative viewership of about 100 million fans in India on TV and Digital in just 8 matches.

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Major League Cricket set to take USA by storm amid fears of impact ... (Mirror.co.uk)

EXCLUSIVE: Major League Cricket is the USA's first professional T20 franchise tournament and has the likes of England 2019 World Cup winner Liam Plunkett ...

They do not want Major League Cricket to be another failed attempt to crack the American market. Ideally, we'd love to have the guys come out - I think there's a world where they can do both, to be honest." Yet Major League Cricket is hoping to attract some of England's international stars, many of whom won the 2019 World Cup alongside Plunkett. Major League Cricket will clash with the Ashes, which has been brought forward to June and July to make way for The Hundred. "But the experience in terms of coaching - not just our high-performance guys, but just new people to the sport. It's the opposite summer to a lot of the down under countries, so I think we've got a nice little slot. Plunkett adds, "I still want to test myself against the best players in the world but also help promote the league. I think our salary cap is going to be pretty competitive, compared to some of the other leagues at the moment. "I think ACE, which is our parent company in Major League Cricket, has the right mix of high-network investors who are very smart businesspeople - savvy businesspeople - in their own right. Cricket is not a new phenomenon in the United States. There have been attempts to establish a professional game in the United States before, but to no avail. Yet the architects of Major League Cricket - including former England bowler and World Cup winner Liam Plunkett - are confident of success.

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Live Cricket Score - Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Match 2 ... (Cricbuzz)

Catch all the updates from the Match 2 of the Indian Premier League 2023.

While the team can look forward to the comforts of Eden Gardens, their home venue where they win over 60 percent of the games, they face their first away challenge rightaway and will be hoping that things fall in place smoothly. KKR skipper Nitish Rana wins the toss and opts to bowl.Southee, Russell, Narine and Gurbaz are the four overseas players in the KKR XI. A revamped Punjab Kings outfit, led by Shikhar Dhawan, will be looking to start on the right note as they face off against Kolkata Knight Riders in their opening match. Dhawan hit a four in the same over by powering away a full toss from Shardul and then played a pull off Varun for his fifth four as Punjab raced to the century mark in the 10th over. Prabhsimran hogged all the strike in the first couple of overs, whipping a six off Umesh before hitting two successive fours off Southee and then a mighty six over midwicket off the New Zealand pacer. Rajapaksa then went inside out for two fours off Narine and ended the over with a straight six to power the Kings to 50 in the fifth over.

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Michael Vaughan opens up on huge toll cricket racism case has ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Former England Test captain Michael Vaughan learned on Friday that he had been cleared of the charge made against him, and now he has discussed the effects ...

Anyone with kids knows they don’t give much away, but I know how hard it has been for them and the children of all those involved." The trauma these individuals have had to go through has not been fair on human beings. The former England Test cricket captain had been accused of using racist language towards ex teammate Azeem Rafiq and three other Asian players before a Yorkshire match in 2009.

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PBKS vs KKR, IPL 2023 Live Cricket Score: Curran's power guides ... (India TV)

PBKS vs KKR, IPL 2023 Live Cricket Score: Shikhar Dhawan's PBKS face Nitish Rana's KKR in their opener. Follow for Latest updates.

[IPL](https://www.indiatvnews.com/topic/ipl)2023 Live Cricket Score: After having a below-par season in the IPL 2022, new look Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders face each other in the second match of IPL 2023. Both the sides have new combination of captain and coach with [Shikhar Dhawan](https://www.indiatvnews.com/topic/shikhar-dhawan)and Trevor Bayliss will be Punjab's in charge.

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CDC verdicts give cricket community an opportunity to move forward ... (The Cricketer)

George Dobell reflects on the Cricket Discipline Commission rulings against Yorkshire and seven former players, including the acquittal of Michael Vaughan.

None of this means the CDC process was a waste of time and money. But in dressing rooms and board rooms across the land, there is now an understanding that the world has changed. "None of this means the CDC process was a waste of time and money. It's not naive to think that, in time, the sport will reflect with gratitude at Azeem's bravery and persistence. But in dressing rooms and board rooms across the land, there is now an understanding that the world has changed" Within days, we can expect the publication of the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) report, too. But as the evidence (not just the anecdotal evidence, but the data provided by the South Asian Cricket Academy, ICEC and others) has gathered, so it has become obvious this is a conversation we need to have. And he has, through threats and intimidation towards him and his family, been obliged to leave the country as he attempted to find it. Yes, he went on to make criticisms of the ECB and Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) process. For all the criticism of the CDC process, these verdicts are significant. It's not naive to think that, in time, the sport will reflect with gratitude at Azeem Rafiq's bravery Instead of focusing on his own trials and tribulations, Vaughan instead began with a nod to Azeem Rafiq's.

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