Dhoni was given 'out' due to wrong replay, admits ICC

The ICC on Thursday confirmed that an error by the host broadcaster during first day's play in the second Test between the West Indies and India in Barbados led to the wrong replay being shown to the third umpire that led to Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's dismissal.

Sri Lanka climbs to second place in ICC rankings

Sri Lanka replaced India to claim the number 2 spot on the International Cricket Council Reliance Mobile ODI Rankings for November following their historic series win over Australia.

Sri Lanka climbs to third place in ICC rankings

Following yesterday's thrilling win against India and clinching the Micromax Tri-series involving India and New Zealand, Sri Lanka has moved up three notches on the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Championship table.

ICC officials satisfied with Sri Lanka's venues for World Cup

The International Cricket Council (ICC) officials who visited Sri Lanka to inspect the venues where the World Cup 2011 teams would be playing expressed their satisfaction on the two stadiums under construction.

Addressing a press briefing held Monday in Colombo, ICC spokesman James Fitzgerald and ICC chief Curator Andy Atkinson said they are very pleased with the three venues and all three venues will be world class, in terms of player, spectator, media, and most importantly playing conditions.

Sri Lanka is to host 12 matches of the 2011 World Cup tournament including a semi final at three venues.

Two new venues are being constructed by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), one in Pallekale in the hill country and the other in Sooriyawewa in Hamabnthota. The third venue, the much used R. Premadasa Stadium is being refurbished to a state-of-the-art venue with a brand new media box.

Both Sooriyawewa and Pallekale stadiums are being built with state-of-the-art facilities to be world class venues capable of hosting day night games.

According to SLC Sooriyawewa international stadium constructed on a 47 acre land has the capacity to host 33,000 spectators and parking facilities are for 1200 vehicles. Pallekale constructed on an 18 acre land has a 27,000 spectator capacity with a parking facility for 700 automobiles.