Mike Denness

The ICC paid tribute to former England captain and ex-ICC match referee Mike Denness, who passed away at the age of 72.

The events at Port Elizabeth have painted yet another match referee as a black sheep in the game of whites. That it happened to be England’s Mike Denness is a matter of sheer coincidence.

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Sunil Gavaskar knows what it feels like to be saddled with a dubious distinction and the batting great offered comforting words to India's team after they registered a record low total in the day-night Test against Australia on Saturday.

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Pune fans are in punishing mood. While most Indians agree that match referee Mike Denness's verdict and punishment against Sachin Tendulkar and four other members of the Indian cricket team in the match against South Africa was wrong, opinion is divided on whether the BCCI acted wisely in precipitating a headlong confrontation with the International Cricket Council.

The 'unofficial Test' of 2001 at Centurion following the Mike Denness fallout during India's trip to South Africa was seen by many observers as a seminal moment when India started flexing its muscle and truly announced itself as the new power centre of world cricket.

A groundsman's son, Eknath Solkar's hardwork and enthusiasm made him a Test player. Never forgetting humility and always concerned about the team more than himself. He was a reflection of an era that is long gone.

India spinner Harbhajan Singh slammed the ICC for letting off Australian opener Cameron Bancroft with only a fine of 75 per cent of his match fee and not a ban, despite his role in the ball-tampering scandal in the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town.

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Though I don't see the current controversy involving referee Mike Denness and the Indian and South African teams in racial terms, in the past there used to be clear divisions among ICC officials on racist lines. Whether cricket is still a white man's game - I think it is more about perception than reality.

NEW DELHI: The issue of harsh punishment meted out to Indian cricketers rocked both Houses of Parliament on Thursday with agitated members taking strong exception to the "discrimantory" action taken by match referee Mike Denness against Sachin Tendulkar and five others and some of them seeking recall of the team from South Africa.

In a dramatic turn of events in November 2001, India, supported by South Africa, ousted ICC match referee Mike Denness, leading to the Centurion Test being deemed unofficial. This action stemmed from Denness's sanctions against six Indian players, including captain Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar, during the Port Elizabeth Test.

No cricketer will ever concede that it is anything but a fantastically multi-racial game on the field, which has nothing to do with politics. In fact, cricketers actually are a perfect society as far as racialism goes. I toured India, Pakistan and South Africa quite a lot and no one ever felt racialism.

Sachin Tendulkar feels that he can't thank his countrymen enough for faith they have showed in his integrity during his 21 years in international cricket.

This whole Sachin-Denness controversy is being interpreted by many as a white man's conspiracy against coloured players, but I don't see any racial angle to it. I think it is an emotional overreaction on our part; We are reading too much into it.

Sunil Gavaskar became the first cricketer to score 10,000 Test runs and had a notable career. However, his slow innings of 36 runs off 174 balls during the 1975 World Cup match against England at Lord’s led to criticism and a heavy defeat for India by 202 runs. Despite this, he emerged as India's top scorer in that tournament.

The new Wada code requires players to inform the ICC three months in advance a location and time that they will be available each day in that quarter for testing.

Rohit Sharma will be dropped from the final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney due to poor form, with Jasprit Bumrah assuming captaincy. This marks the first time an Indian captain will be dropped for performance reasons in the middle of a series. India trail the series 1-2 and must win the Sydney Test to retain the Border Gavaskar Trophy.

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Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar's recent social media post sparked debate about past umpiring decisions. Tendulkar's post alluded to controversial calls made by former umpire Steve Bucknor. Fans recalled two prominent incidents involving Bucknor during matches against Australia and Pakistan. These incidents involved questionable LBW and caught-behind decisions against Tendulkar.

Sachin Tendulkar feels that Cricket Australia has taken the "right decision" in banning the Steve Smith and David Warner for one year after being found guilty of ball tampering against South Africa during the just-concluded third Test in Cape Town.

One remembers Mike Denness more for his freckles than anything else. Among the many English touring sides that have played here, it's difficult to immediately recall another player with a more freckled face.

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NEW DELHI: Some exhilirating wins, and some inexplicable losses -- this about sums up the Indian cricket team's topsy-turvy journey through the year 2002, marked also by players' contract issue with the Indian cricketers at the centre of the continuing row.

Cricket may be a national obsession in India but the number of controversies dogging it seem to be growing everyday.

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Champion bowler, candid person and the strong, moral voice of Indian cricket, that's how Bishan Singh Bedi, who died on Monday, lived in the memories of his contemporaries and successors. Bedi, who took 266 wickets from 67 Tests, was one of the finest left-arm spinners to have graced cricket. But for BS Chandrasekhar, who shared the field with Bedi for long years he was much more than a fine cricketer or teammate.

COLOMBO: Irnoically there was no Man of the Series award in the ICC Champions Trophy. If there were one, Virender Sehwag would probably have walked away with it. The Delhi lad spoke to Times News Network in Colombo recently.

NEW DELHI: Could match referee Mike Denness have imagined the world reaction when he charged Sachin Tendulkar with ball-tampering? Maybe. Maybe not. But he did, and a nation of a billion people talked about little else for a week.