A grave new low for lowly ICC

Say what you like about the members of the International Cricket Council, they are utterly consistent. No matter how far you lower your expectations, they always find a way to underperform.

The ICC presidency has existed for 13 years. It has rotated among regions based on the ten Test nations six times. Not once has the nomination caused a murmur: it has been accepted as the nominating nations' prerogative.

CA feels 'gutted, insulted' by ICC's rejection of Howard

ICC's rejection of John Howard's bid for Presidency has "gutted" Cricket Australia, which says the snub is insulting and would affect its relationship with the governing body.

Although he refused to blame India for Howard's rejection, CA chairman Jack Clarke said the country's financial clout in the ICC was not ideal. "In any business model where a company has 75 per cent of the income, it's not an ideal model," he said. "But that is not India's fault they do that ... it's a powerful bloc but it's a reality of life," he was quoted as saying by 'Fox Sports'.

Suresh Raina century helps India beat South Africa

ICC Twenty20 cricket game continues today, as it contains the battle in India vs South Africa live broadcast from the Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet - St Lucia.

India records second strong win in the ICC World Twenty20 210 after beating South Africa by 14 runs. Suresh Raina played a big helping hand to India, having scored a magnificent 101 runs of just 60 balls. He was only the second batsman scored centuries in the ICC World Twenty20 and the third player to score T20I century by Chris Gayle and B. McCullum.