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10 October 2018 | India Today Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga has been accused of sexual harassment by an Indian flight attendant. Arjuna Ranatunga is one of Sri Lanka's most celebrated cricketers: Twitter Photo An Indian flight attendant has accused former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga of sexually harassing her at a hotel in Mumbai. The woman narrated the alleged incident in a lengthy Facebook post which also contains some of the other sexual harassment encounters she has faced in the past. During a visit to India, Ranatunga (currently Sri Lanka's Minister of Petroleum Resources Development), allegedly grabbed the woman by her waist. The woman allegedly later ran to the hotel reception and complained about Ranatunga's actions but the staff allegedly told her, "It is your private matter." "My star struck colleague spotted Indian and Sri Lankan cricketers in the elevator of Hotel Juhu Centaur, Mumbai and decided to meet...

11 October 2018 | Timesnownews.com The revelations in the ongoing #MeToo movement continue to pour in as Indian singer Chinmayi Sripaada wrote a long post on Twitter where Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga was accused of sexual harassment. Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga accused of sexual harassment: AP The #MeToo campaign had led to several shocking revelations made by women across the country. Soon after an Indian female flight attendant accused Sri Lanka’s World Cup winning captain, Arjuna Ranatunga, of sexual harassment, Sri Lankan speedster Lasith Malinga has also been accused of sexual harassment. Indian playback singer Chinmayi Sripaada took to her Twitter account to share an incident on behalf on any anonymous user. Sripaada shared a post where she wrote, "I’d like to remain anonymous. A few years back when I was in Mumbai, I was looking for my friend in the hotel we were staying in. I bumped into a very famous Sri Lankan cricketer during the IPL season who...

13 October 2018 | Timesnownews.com The #MeToo movement seem to have struck cricket now as the BCCI CEO Rahul Johri has been accused of sexual harassment by a woman. BCCI CEO Rahul Johri accused of Sexual harassment: PTI The #MeToo movement has created a ruckus all over with plenty of high-profile names from the film and entertainment industry being accused of sexual misconduct. It's now time for the 'Me Too' movement to strike cricket as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) CEO Rahul Johri has been accused of sexual harassment by a journalist. As per a tweet shared online by the account “@PedestrianPoet”, a woman has accused Johri of wanting to take an advantage of her as the two had met over coffee for a job opportunity. The identity of the woman has been kept a secret for obvious reasons, but her accusations can be seen here in the tweet shared on social media: had emails sent about a BUNCH of head honchos in media. survivor has asked to not...

31 October 2018 | The Guardian   Opinion is split on the Australian Cricketers’ Association’s bid to lift the ball-tampering sanctions Former Test captain Steve Smith has been playing grade cricket for Sutherland while he serves his ban: Getty Images A national debate is raging over calls from the Australian Cricketers’ Association for the lifting of sanctions imposed on Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft for their roles in the ball-tampering affair. Monday’s release of the Longstaff review found Cricket Australia to have allowed a sour culture to develop within the organisation that manifested in the lamentable events of Cape Town in March. The findings prompted the players’ union to pursue what it sees as “natural justice” and have the disgraced players’ bans immediately lifted, allowing them to return in time to feature in the upcoming summer of cricket. Four of our cricket writers have their say. ‘An executive whitewash’ Should the three ...

29 October 2018 | The Guardian   Damning report finds CA had ‘win-at-all-costs’ mentality Review says ‘Australian cricket has lost its balance’ Tim Paine and Josh Hazlewood faced the cameras in Melbourne to present the players’ review: Getty Images Cricket Australia has been branded “arrogant” and “controlling” and partly responsible for the ball-tampering incident that led to bans for former captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner. An independent report into the organisation’s culture found there was “strong systemic and organisational input” into the decision to cheat during the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town in March. Interviewees said Australian cricket’s governing body adopted bullying behaviour, ostracised people and created a “win-at-all-costs” mentality that pushed players to “play the mongrel”. The strong words of the review are likely to lead to calls for more lenient sentences for Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron ...

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25 October 2018 | Veturi Srivatsa , The New Indian Express  Television channels digging up corruption in world cricket through sting operations is nothing new. Pakistan cricketer Abbas celebrates after dismissing Australian cricketer Marnus: AFP Television channels digging up corruption in world cricket through sting operations is nothing new. One such expose resulted in blowing up the 2000 match-fixing saga, resulting in shaming, banning and conviction of a couple of great cricketers of that era. Now Al Jazeera has come up with a documentary, their second this year, listing 26 scams in 15 matches involving international sides. Though the channel has not named players, it has given details of one bookie, the Mumbai-born, Dubai-based Aneel Munawar, and his conversation with an unidentified England player involved in the reprehensible act. As for pictures of him standing at a vantage point near stars, they are normal as all shady characters make it a point to get p...

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26 May 2018 | ESPN Cricinfo  Hasan Raza: ESPN Cricinfo Former Pakistan batsman Hasan Raza has been filmed on camera by news channel Al Jazeera in the same room while another former cricketer - Robin Morris from Mumbai - talks about facilitating spot-fixing in T20 tournaments. Raza does not participate in the conversation between Morris and the undercover reporter, but is seated in the chair adjacent to Morris. Raza and Morris both played for Mumbai Champs, a team in the now-defunct Indian Cricket League between 2007-08. Al Jazeera said Raza did not respond to its allegations, while Morris "denies any wrongdoing" and said the channel invited him "to audition for, and act in, a commercial movie 'for public entertainment'." Raza made his debut for Pakistan as a 14-year old in 1996, becoming the youngest man to play Test cricket. He was part of seven Tests and 16 ODIs but has not played any international cricket since 2005. Raza had gr...

23 October 2018 | ESPN-Cricinfo  Hamza Tariq , a 28-year old wicketkeeper, is currently the only Canada player contracted in the CPL, having been part of Trinbago Knight Riders for three seasons. He has played 93 times for Canada, but at the start of 2011 World Cup he was a 20-year-old reserve just six matches into his senior team career when he was targeted in a corrupt approach by three men allegedly tied to illegal bookmakers. Here is his story, as told to Peter Della Penna . Canada's wicketkeeper Hamza Tariq in action during practice at the 2011 World Cup: AFP I was probably the last player at the 2011 World Cup who would have expected to be approached by someone attempting to involve me in corrupt activity. I was only 20, had just played at the ICC U-19 World Cup a year earlier, and was not well established in the Canada team. I never thought someone would approach a Canada player, and if they did then, in my own mind, I thought they would want to go after a sta...

22 October 2018 | Austalian News  Two Australian tests are mentioned in the report.Source: Getty Images  Cricket Australia has responded to bombshell accusations five Australian cricket matches, including two tests, have been fixed. Five Australian cricket matches have been fixed, according to a bombshell report into match fixing in the sport. Cricket Australia two months ago effectively cleared Australian players of any wrongdoing surrounding a report earlier this year which linked two unnamed Australian cricketers to corruption claims. Al Jazeera on Monday morning (AEDT) published a second series of allegations against cricketers around the globe, claiming 15 matches from January, 2011, through to September, 2012, were fixed. Australia played in five of the matches alleged to have involved moments of spot fixing. Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland said in a statement that the Al Jazeera claims are “unsubtantiated and incorrect”. ...