Tag: Lorgat

Haroon Lorgat, the PCB's consultant for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is trying to convince the Cricket South Africa (CSA) board members to issue...

Leading international cricketers have signed up to compete in the Pakistan Super League despite security concerns, according to the event's top adviser. Former International Cricket...

Former Chief Executive Officer, Haroon Lorgat, has said that Pakistan’s bad day in cricket are finally over and international cricket will return to Pakistan...

World cricket's new chief executive Thursday defended an embarrassing U-turn over appeals technology and said he wouldn't drag powerful India "kicking and screaming" into...

While expressing its sympathies with the Pakistan Cricket Board over the postponement of the Bangladesh's tour to Pakistan, the ICC has made it clear...

International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat has ruled out changes to 50-over cricket despite a proposal put forward by Indian great Sachin...

ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat has questioned Steve Waugh's claim that 56 cricketers reported illegal approaches by bookmakers to the world governing body last year....

The ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat has said that it was not mandatory for the PCB to implement the recommendations and observations made by...

Under attack for flexing its financial muscle in world cricket, the BCCI received support from the ICC which said India was like any of...

International Cricket Council chief Haroon Lorgat on Thursday defended the governing body's decision to abolish "runners" in One-Day International matches, suggesting batsmen were using...

The ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat has admitted that the availability of technology has been an issue in the controversial Umpire Decision Review System...

COLOMBO - ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat on Monday hoped the high-profile World Cup semi-final between arch-rivals Pakistan and India will build a bridge between the two nations. Title favourites India take on Pakistan at Mohali on Wednesday -- the first meeting between the two teams on Indian soil since the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks carried out by Pakistan-based militants. Tickets have been sold out in advance and security ramped up with Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani

AHMEDABAD - International Cricket Council chief Haroon Lorgat on Wednesday blasted media allegations that the World Cup match between Australia and Zimbabwe was under investigation for match-fixing. The Times of India claimed on Tuesday that the February 21 match in Ahmedabad was being probed by the ICC's anti-corruption body. "The article...can only be described as fictional," said Lorgat. "We do not comment on the activities of the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) and

MOHALI - West Indies coach Ottis Gibson blasted International Cricket Council boss Haroon Lorgat as "ridiculous" on Sunday for attempting to play down the Dhaka bus stoning controversy. Lorgat insisted that Friday's incident, which saw the West Indies team bus attacked by angry Bangladesh fans after the home team had suffered a humiliating World Cup loss, was minor with just pebbles hurled at the vehicle. But Gibson told Lorgat that it was a serious breach of security which caused the

CHENNAI - Ireland's dramatic giant-killing World Cup win over England could be repeated in future despite a decision to reduce the event to 10 teams, world cricket's top administrator said Saturday. As there are only 10 Test-playing countries, many second-tier or associate nations such as Ireland fear they could be frozen out by the move. Ireland created one of the great World Cup shocks by beating England by three wickets in Bangalore on Wednesday, with Kevin O'Brien scoring the

BANGALORE - International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat on Saturday condemned the violent scenes amid the World Cup ticket fiasco which saw desperate fans baton-charged by police. Lorgat, keen to rescue what has quickly become a public relations disaster, also apologised for a system that has left thousands of fans with no hope of seeing marquee matches. The controversy over ticket distribution and availability, especially at Bangalore, where India play England on

NEW DELHI - The International Cricket Council on Friday backed its proposal to restrict the next World Cup to 10 top teams, saying minnows were better suited to playing the Twenty20 format. ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said the World Twenty20 will be increased to 16 teams instead of 12, while the 50-over World Cup will be trimmed down to 10 from the current 14.
"We have felt in the past few years that Twenty20 is the best format to develop the game worldwide and it provides