DTVHINDIICC appoints Sumati Dharmavardhan as new chairperson of Anti-Corruption Unit
Sumati Dharamvardhan will take charge from November 1 ICC Logo (Photo Source: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed Sumati Dharmavardhan as the new chairman of the Anti-Corruption Unit. Sumati Dharmavardhan will replace Sir Ronnie Flanagan, who is retiring after 14 years in the post. Sumati Dharamvardhan will take charge from November 1 While releasing the official statement ICC wrote, The Chairman of the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit is entrusted with the responsibility of overseeing and leading the ACU, which is managed at the executive level by the General Manager-Integrity. Shri Dharam Vardhan will take charge of this post from November 1, 2024.” Talking about the previous role of Sumathi Dharmawardhana, she has worked as Additional Solicitor General in the Attorney General Department of Sri Lanka. As a part of this, he has represented the government and its sports ministry in several legal issues. Dharmavardhan has also worked with Interpol and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. As a component of this, he has been part of the investigation panel related to corruption in sports and has also overseen the prosecution under the Prevention of Offenses in Sports Act. The tenure of ACU head Alex Marshall is also ending in November. ACU chief Alex Marshall is also due to end his seven-year term at the end of November. His role was primarily to monitor initiatives to reduce the presence of corruption in cricket. This included investigating suspicious activities, enforcing anti-corruption regulations, as well as educating players and officials regarding the topic of integrity in cricket. Marshall has previously been a senior police officer in the United Kingdom. His main purpose in joining the ICC’s ACU was to use his background in law enforcement, and it has been quite successful in protecting the interests of cricket on the global stage.
ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit chairman Sir Ronnie Flanagan is going to retire in October
Sir Robbie Flanagan, the independent chairman of the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit since 2010, is set to retire. ICC anti-corruption chief Sir Ronnie Flanagan. (Photo by Charlie Crowhurst-IDI/IDI via Getty Images) Sir Robbie Flanagan of the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit, who has been the independent chairman of the unit since 2010, is now going to retire. According to ESPNcricinfo’s report, he will retire by the end of October 2024. Let us tell you that Flanagan’s decision has come after ACU chief Alex Marshall’s decision to retire in November. Most importantly, Sir Robbie Flanagan has also served as Chief Inspector of Home Tenure for England, Wales and Northern Ireland and as a High Committee Senior Police Officer he was given important responsibility as Chairman of the new Anti-Corruption Unit in 2010. Interestingly, Paul Condon founded the ACU after his appointment to the ICC in 2000. Initially, Condon was tasked with handling the ever-increasing cases of match fixing, and under Condon’s ideals, the increased laws against match fixing resulted in Mohammad Azharuddin, Salim Malik and the late Hansie Cronje facing life bans for fixing. Moreover, with the growing popularity of T20 cricket, Condon had said that the shortest format domestic league would pose the biggest threat to the integrity of the game. ICC releases Women’s T20 World Cup anthem The Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is scheduled to start from October 3. This important tournament will be played in the UAE. Let us tell you that this tournament was earlier to be played in Bangladesh but due to political controversy, it will now be held in the UAE. The ICC has released the anthem of the upcoming tournament. Its name is ‘Whatever It Takes’. Many people have also praised this new anthem. The official song of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is sung by the all-girl pop group WiSH. The music director of the song is Mikey McCleary and the composer is Parth Parekh and it is produced by Bay Music House. The song is now available for download and streaming on major platforms around the world. Highest wicket taker in the history of Women’s T20 World Cup- List of captains who have won the most Test matches for India- List of highest wicket takers in Duleep Trophy 2024- List of highest run scorers in Duleep Trophy 2024- List of bowlers with most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket- IND vs BAN Latest WTC Points Table after the first test- Highest run scorer in the history of Women’s T20 World Cup- These teams have lost in the finals of the Women’s T20 World Cup Against which team has Virat Kohli scored the most Test centuries? Will Hardik Pandya return to Test cricket?
T20 World Cup 2024: I was fortunate to get the opportunity to captain this unit, says Rohit Sharma
Rohit has thanked the fans for their support during the T20 World Cup. Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: Instagram) Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma has thanked the fans for the support they received during the T20 World Cup 2024. Also, Rohit has said that he is very lucky to have got the opportunity to captain this champion unit. It is worth noting that under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Team India won the T20 World Cup title after 17 years. Before Rohit, India won the first season of the T20 World Cup under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. So after winning the T20 World Cup, the Indian team reached India on 4th July. After reaching India, the first thing that Team India did was to meet PM Narendra Modi in Delhi and after that in the evening, along with the felicitation ceremony at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, a victory parade was also seen on Marine Drive. Also, now a big statement from Captain Rohit has come out regarding this victory. I was fortunate to get the opportunity to captain this unit: Rohit Sharma Let us tell you that India has won the T20 World Cup for the second time by defeating South Africa in the final of the T20 World Cup. Rohit said after the felicitation ceremony in Mumbai, as quoted by The Hindu- I want to thank the Indian cricket fans on behalf of my team and BCCI. Rohit further said- Ever since we reached India, we have seen how much this World Cup means to them. For the last 11 years, they have wanted the trophy back in India. The fans were more eager to win the trophy than we were. This team is special and I am fortunate to have got the opportunity to captain this unit.
After the defeat of Lucknow Super Giants, assistant coach Lance Klusener held this entire unit responsible.
LSG bowlers lacked execution, couldn’t put the ball in the right place: Lance Klusener KL Rahul (Photo Source: Getty Images) In the 44th match of IPL, Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants faced each other at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. In this match, Rajasthan Royals easily won against Lucknow Super Giants by 7 wickets. Batting first, Lucknow Super Giants scored 196 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Rajasthan Royals achieved this target in 19 overs by losing only 3 wickets. Assistant coach Lance Klusener gave statement on Lucknow’s defeat After their disappointing performance by Lucknow Supergiants against Rajasthan in Ekana, assistant coach Lance Klusener expressed concern about this. He was certain about the kind of performance they needed to deliver if they were to go on to win the IPL. He said that LSG bowlers lacked execution, who could not put the ball in the right place. He also suggested that the team was 10-15 runs short. In the post-match press conference, Klusener was the first to point out that Akana has never seen big scores, so it is not fair to compare conditions and stadiums, as it has become common for teams to score big this year. Klusener said, ‘I think we just need to be a little more clinical. I think winning the IPL means teams have to ensure that they are on top in everything – batting, bowling, fielding. Klusener further said, ‘We have to make sure we put all those little things together to go deep into the playoff battle later this month. We can neither bat well nor bowl well or field well. So, we just need to make sure we put it all together.’ When will Mayank Yadav return to the team? Klusener also gave a small update on Mayank Yadav’s absence and said, ‘You will see Mayank in the team soon.’
