Former India player and coach Ravi Shastri said Test cricket must remain competitive and the only way to do so was to have only the relatively stronger teams competing in this format.
Mathews became the first player in international cricket to be dismissed for a time ruling after he failed to make himself ready within the stipulated two minutes to face Bangladesh captain and bowler Shakib Al Hasan, whose appeal led to Mathews' exit.
The custodian of the game's laws also called for more funds to be directed to women's cricket, saying "significant transformation" was needed to protect the sport overall
Marylebone Cricket Club members who verbally abused Australian players during the second Ashes Test at Lord's have brought "shame" on the institution, according to the chairman.
Under cricket's laws, a catch is only completed when the fielder has "complete control over the ball and his/her own movement" and cannot touch the ground before then if a dismissal is to be completed
MCC has today announced 19 new members, with eight Test-playing nations represented in the latest cohort
With Awami League candidate Ekramul Haque Titu already elected unopposed in the maiden Mymensingh City Corporation (MCC) election, the May 5 polls have lost its appeal.
Awami League candidate Ekramul Haque Titu is set to be elected uncontested in the maiden Mymensingh City Corporation (MCC) election as his only rival quit the race yesterday.
Afghanistan is ready for the "huge honour" of making their landmark Lord's debut, officials say ahead of next week's match, after a fairytale rise catapulted them into the elite club of Test nations last month.
Former India player and coach Ravi Shastri said Test cricket must remain competitive and the only way to do so was to have only the relatively stronger teams competing in this format.
Mathews became the first player in international cricket to be dismissed for a time ruling after he failed to make himself ready within the stipulated two minutes to face Bangladesh captain and bowler Shakib Al Hasan, whose appeal led to Mathews' exit.
The custodian of the game's laws also called for more funds to be directed to women's cricket, saying "significant transformation" was needed to protect the sport overall
Marylebone Cricket Club members who verbally abused Australian players during the second Ashes Test at Lord's have brought "shame" on the institution, according to the chairman.
Under cricket's laws, a catch is only completed when the fielder has "complete control over the ball and his/her own movement" and cannot touch the ground before then if a dismissal is to be completed
MCC has today announced 19 new members, with eight Test-playing nations represented in the latest cohort
With Awami League candidate Ekramul Haque Titu already elected unopposed in the maiden Mymensingh City Corporation (MCC) election, the May 5 polls have lost its appeal.
Awami League candidate Ekramul Haque Titu is set to be elected uncontested in the maiden Mymensingh City Corporation (MCC) election as his only rival quit the race yesterday.
Afghanistan is ready for the "huge honour" of making their landmark Lord's debut, officials say ahead of next week's match, after a fairytale rise catapulted them into the elite club of Test nations last month.
MCC world cricket committee chairman Mike Brearley says the threat of an Ashes boycott by Australia players is a "serious" concern amid fears of a "looming crisis" for Test cricket as a whole.
