Former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd will succeed Sunil Gavaskar as chairman of the ICC's Cricket Committee after Pakistan withdrew Majid Khan's nomination for the high-profile post. Sources in the Pakistan Cricket Board said Majid's nomination was withdrawn before the ICC meeting commenced in Dubai.
Former India captain and legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev was inducted into the Cricket Hall of Fame at a ceremony held at the ICC headquarters in Dubai.
'I think Greenidge's wicket, combined with the occasion -- that is the final of a World Cup, made that delivery special,' says Balwinder Singh Sandhu, recounting India's 1983 World Cup triumph.
The BCCI is upset after the ICC's cricket committee chief Clive Lloyd suggested talks to settle the row over the unofficial Twenty20 Indian Cricket League, saying the ICL and the official Indian Premier League could work together.
The former captain was appointed manager of the West Indies team for its four-match one-day international series in India.
The intensity shown by Australia in the current one-day series in India is drawing comparisons with the great West Indies side following their shock defeat in the 1983 World Cup final.
Kolkata Knight Riders spearhead Ishant Sharma was on Sunday fined 10 per cent of his match fees for kicking down the stumps in Saturday's Indian Premier League match against Punjab King's XI at Mohali.
West Indies manager Clive Lloyd and South Africa coach Mickey Arthur have criticised the decision to remove umpire Steve Bucknor for the third Test between Australia and India.
Ranjan Madugalle made history in the third and final Test between India and Pakistan in Bangalore on Saturday when he became the first ICC match referee to complete a century of Tests.
West Indies legend Clive Lloyd feels Andrew Flintoff has set a dangerous precedent by quitting Test cricket for the lure of Twenty20 and the money it offers.
The genial former West Indies captain called for stricter rules to curb the on-field menace.
Brian Lara faces a probe for criticising selection policies and pitch conditions during the Test series against India
The tri-series in Australia, India's final ODI engagement before the World Cup, gets underway on January 16, says Chandresh Narayanan, casting a fascinating look at the survivors from earlier World Cups.
The former India speedster will join former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd and Australia's Alan Hurst in the panel.
The ICC will now appoint a member of the ICC Code of Conduct Commission who will have seven days to hear and determine the appeal.
Here are the statistical highlights from the opening day's play of the fourth and final cricket Test between India and Australia, played in Dharamsala on Saturday.
The visitors are scheduled to play four one-dayers against India, starting January 21.
"I would have given him a lesser fine if it were not for that, but I stopped short of banning him for the last Test," said Lloyd.
The former England captain crticised the ICC for revoking the two-Test ban on Sourav Ganguly.
BCCI secretary S K Nair said Ganguly can play in the second Test against South Africa.
The former is referee for the seven-match India- Sri Lanka ODI series while Lloyd has been named for the three-Test series.
Nicknamed 'Whispering Death', Holding recalls in the Sky Sports-produced series - 'My Icon' - he faced most racial discrimination in Australia and England.
There is no Indian umpire and referee appointed for the ICC Champions Trophy.
Mahmud was fined 50 percent of his match fee following a complaint by match referee Clive Lloyd.
the groundsman was ordered to undo repair work carried out to the pitch.
The batsman became the first player ever to be suspended for breaching the ICC's code of conduct rules on racial vilification.
A disciplinary panel, chaired by Clive Lloyd, will the charge, of making an offensive remark, levelled at the Australia batsman.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting and his team were among an estimated 15,000 mourners who gathered to pay their respects at the funeral of David Hookes at the Adelaide Oval.
South Africa all-rounder Andrew Hall was found guilty of gesturing towards the pavilion during day three of the first Test against England in Port Elizabeth on Sunday.
The ICC said the Australia batsman Lehmann had been charged with a level three breach of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Officials.
Also named on the selection panel were former test players Michael Atherton, Richard Hadlee, Jonty Rhodes, Aravinda de Silva and Clive Lloyd.
"It was an innocent mistake," India coach John Wright said of the incident.
The Pakistani fast bowler has been banned for one Test match and two ODIs after being found guilty of breaching the ICC code of conduct.
West Indies coach Phil Simmons was suspended on Monday for appearing to question the selection of his One-Day international squad that will tour Sri Lanka in November.
He has chalked up his 37th win as skipper, surpassing the previous world record of 36 set by Lloyd in the 1980s, with a strike rate unmatched in cricket's long history.
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