A look at some of the major controversies in past World Cups.
Former Indian leg-spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan has retired from the BCCI commentary panel, citing a lack of opportunities and expressing dissatisfaction with his role.
Suryakumar Yadav's recent batting form has raised questions about his place in India's T20 plans, especially with the 2028 Olympics on the horizon and the emergence of young talent like Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
Stirling hurt his right knee when completing a catch during Ireland's 67-run loss to Australia in Colombo on Wednesday.
Save Shreyas Iyer, who will take a lot more time to get fit, others are expected to represent their state teams.
One of the proposed changes is the 'double-play run-out' rule, which would allow fielding teams to dismiss two batters in a single delivery if both are out of their crease and the bails are removed at both ends.
After veiled boycott threat, Pakistan name 15-member squad for T20 World Cup.
The indefatigable duo of Rishabh Pant and Mohammed Siraj is expected to be the big talking point on Saturday when the selectors pick a 15-member Indian ODI squad for a three-match series against New Zealand starting January 11 in Vadodara.
According to medical reports, Shreyas Iyer will require over a month to regain full match fitness.
'As a captain and a player, he never played for a draw, he always wanted to win.'
Ravindra Jadeja's omission from the India ODI squad for Australia tour raised a few eyebrows but the veteran all-rounder was not surprised as the selection committee and team management had "communicated" to him about their inability to pick him.
Sarfaraz might have to try batting at No.3 for Mumbai to remain in scheme of things
In the first Chennai Test against Bangladesh, Pant scored a magnificent century and returned to Test side with a bang.
The Indian team management, headed by coach Ravi Shastri, intimated the Committee of Administrators that the team will take at least 18 months to prepare for the Day-Night Test.
Kuldeep Yadav is one match-winner India can't afford to leave out for the upcoming Test series in England and the wrist spinner should be picked ahead of batting all-rounders, reckon former selectors and coaches.
Sanjay Bangar says selectors would be vindicated if India win series against England
Cricket Australia have signed a four-year agreement with energy provider Alinta Energy, potentially laying to rest concerns over a financial fallout from the ball-tampering scandal in March.
Varun Chakravarthy had a second coming in international cricket with 17 wickets in his last seven T20Is and 12 of them in South Africa in batting-friendly conditions.
Shaun Pollock says the ICC Cricket Committee is working towards giving bowlers "bit more leeway on wides" as the current rule is "very strict on them"
The changes were announced after the Chief Executives' Committee (CEC) ratified recommendations made by the ICC Cricket Committee
The future of some senior India players will be decided after the tour of Australia as the BCCI evaluates the shocking 0-3 drubbing against New Zealand at home while rolling out a structured phaseout policy before the start of the next WTC cycle.
However, an ICC spokesperson, according to a report in cricket.au.com., said that playing conditions for the men's T20 World Cup will be discussed in the organisation's Cricket Committee, which is scheduled to meet in the middle of this year, before they are formally signed by the Chief Executives Committee (CEC).
'Going into Brisbane, India need a tight strategy for Travis Head and they need to get Akash Deep in and maybe Ravindra Jadeja for Ashwin.'
An astute reader of the game both on and off the field, Ashwin might have gauged what was in store going forward and that perhaps made it easier for him to take a call.
Rahul will come in place of Baba Indrajith, who scored 9 and 6 and didn't look comfortable at all against pace and bounce, which wasn't exactly 125 clicks.
'The stakes are too high and it would have been a complete embarrassment had Bumrah broken down in a match.'
Unprecedented series defeats against Sri Lanka and New Zealand have placed Gautam Gambhir under immense pressure barely three months into his appointment as the head coach of the Indian team.
The cupboard is bare and it will take some time to prepare another cracking line-up that can match the aura of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma.
Fans can expect a wide open tournament in the absence of an overwhelming favourite in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy.
Questions are mounting on when the 37-year-old India captain will finally call time on his Test career.
In December 2020, the Madan Lal-led Cricket Advisory committee had named Chetan Sharma, Abey Kuruvilla and Debashish Mohanty as the new members of senior selection committee.
Pakistan are wary of playing Afghanistan on a spin-friendly pitch in Chennai against the likes of Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad, who did well for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2023.
The ICC Events Committee will meet to discuss three options with regards to holding the ICC T20 World Cup scheduled to be held in October this year.
There was also a minor addition to the free hit rule with any runs scored off a free hit when the ball hits the stumps will be counted as runs scored from now. This would mean that batters can now be bowled off a free hit and attempt a run for the same.
The 39 year-old has played 86 Tests, 117 ODIs and 44 T20Is for South Africa with a total of 544 international wickets.
Former batsman Yuvraj Singh claimed that India's cricketers feel compelled to play even when they are not in a condition to for the fear of losing their place.
For the team management, it is a choice between a younger man's (Sarfaraz) flamboyance and fearlessness versus a seasoned campaigner who has been a Test captain and is part of the national set-up for a decade now.
India and Australia will play the second Test at the Ferozshah Kotla from Friday and it is to be seen if Iyer is able to join the team.
ICC expecting full crowds for at least first four days of WTC final at Oval
Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane along with the uncapped duo of Rajat Patidar and Sarfaraz Khan are in the running for a place in the Indian Test team.
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