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By Azad Ali
West Indies Captain Jason Holder
says players found guilty of racism
should face the same penalties as
match-fixers and dopers.
While International Cricket
Council (ICC) rules allow for a life
ban for on-pitch racist abuse, culprits
are rarely punished to that
extent.
Holder said he doesn’t think the
penalty for doping or corruption
should be any different for racism.
He told BBC sport, “if we’ve got
issues within our sport we must
deal with them equally.”
Under the ICC’s anti-racism policy,
a first offence is usually punished
with between four and eight suspension
points. Two suspension points
equate to a ban for one Test or
two One-Day-Internationals or two
Twenty20 international matches.
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Former West Indies’ cricket player,
Sir Everton Weekes has died at the
age of 95.
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Sir Everton
dead at 95
By Azad Ali
The International Cricket Council
(ICC) has offered its condolences following
the death of former West Indies
batsman Sir Everton Weekes who died
at the age of 95 recently.
In a statement, ICC Chief Executive
Manu Sawhney remembered ICC
Cricket Hall of Fame Weekes as a top
batsman of his era and one whose performances
will long be remembered.
Sawhney said Weeks is a distinguished
name in cricket and he was an
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Bucknor supports
technology in cricket
By Azad Ali
Outstanding former Test Umpire,
Steve Bucknor has endorsed the International
Cricket Council’s (ICCs) use of
technology in officiating, and has urged
a rethink for those still in doubt.
“I am not certain if it is affecting the
confidence of umpires but I know it has
improved umpiring,” said the Jamaican,
who stood in 128 Tests and 181 One-
Day Internationals before retiring 11
years ago.
“It has improved umpiring because
there was a time when we were saying
that the batsman was so-called playing
down the line and therefore he’s not
going to be given out leg before, and
technology is saying that the ball is hitting
and if the ball is hitting then you
have to be given out,” he added.
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