Cricket Australia have targeted the inclusion of the sport at the 2032 Brisbane Olympics as part of a strategic plan to expand participation and maintain the game's position at the heart of the country's sporting culture.
Cricket Australia will consider organising a few Sheffield Shield games at twilight next summer with the traditional red ball instead of the pink one being trialled by the ICC.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is all set to take action against it's Cricket Committee chairman Sunil Gavaskar for his outburst against match referee Mike Procter, who had slapped a three-Test ban on Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh for racist abuse.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is all set to push the case of banned pacer Mohammad Amir to at least allow him to resume domestic cricket when the International Cricket Council (ICC) executive board meet in London from October 17 to 19.
The International Cricket Council is all set to discuss the four-day Test proposal during its cricket committee meeting in March.
ICC Cricket Committee recommended a referral system in Tests and introduction of the hawk eye technology for deciding leg before wicket appeals at its two-day meeting in Dubai.
'All of us tend to believe that they are so well paid, why should we bother about their payments.' 'But who all are well paid? Only a handful, maybe 3-4 of them, who go in for endorsements and things.' 'The others are struggling, playing Ranji Trophy and other matches, so that compensation we made it market-oriented.'
The International Cricket Council's rule-making committee recommended unanimously on Wednesday the adoption of the Decision Review System (DRS) in all international matches.
Taking a cue from the ICC's cricket committee, the Board of Control for Crickt in India's technical committee has recommended increasing the number of bouncers permitted in an ODI over to two in domestic One-day games.
Australia believe they can win from any situation, that mindset can't be taught: Sthalekar on India losing knock out games
The Anil Kumble-led cricket committee's recommendations were announced by the ICC's on Tuesday.
Both skipper Rohit and main batter Kohli will play in the upcoming series so that Gambhir can tactically think about the combinations.
'Overwhelmingly, Test cricket came out as the format that interests fans the most, regardless of country supported or age'
The move should encourage bowlers to reduce the number of extras and help matches finish on time.
We don't know where this proposal is going to end up, but we do know that Test cricket is becoming less and less feasible in commercial and financial terms, with every passing Test, says Suhit K Sen.
The DRS system needs to be thoroughly looked into by the @ICC, especially for the 'Umpires Call'," Tendulkar tweeted on Monday.
The cause of outrage is the presence of just one black player in the South Africa squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup.
PCB says it has signed hosting rights agreement of 2025 Champions Trophy with ICC
Nomination of candidates by Oct 18, still no unanimity on voting process.
International Cricket Council chairman Narayanswami Srinivasan said the event's success has proved that the One-Day International format is in good health.
Indra Nooyi, the only female representative in the ICC's Board of Directors, has decided to recuse herself from the upcoming sale of its media rights process as she is also a member of potential digital rights bidder Amazon's board.
Former India left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha will no longer be Indian Cricketers' Association's representative in the Apex Council.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Wednesday said media speculation about Sunil Gavaskar being asked to step down as chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee is 'totally incorrect'. 'The ICC has confirmed to the Indian Board that there has been no discussion to remove Gavaskar. The media speculation about removal of Gavaskar based on a report in a London paper is totally incorrect,' the BCCI said in a statement.
BCCI has sent a 23-point agenda to all affiliated units 21 days prior to the holding of the AGM.
The majority of the International Cricket Council's Board members on Saturday voted in favour of restructured revenue sharing model including rollback of the Big 3 formula despite vehement opposition from Board of Control for Cricket in India's representative Vikram Limaye.
Concerned about Test matches being "postponed" to accommodate other formats, the ICC Cricket Committee has recommended that a team's failure to play a minimum number of five-day games over a four-year period should lead to the withdrawal of its Test status.
Technology to call front foot no balls will be put to trial in it.
Afridi said Rohit instils a sense of self-belief in his team with his aggressive style of play.
Pakistani and Indian cricket officials will get another opportunity on December 17 to sit across the table and discuss the strained and suspended bilateral cricket ties between the two nations.
Shan Masood to continue as Pakistan Test captain, decision on Babar Azam put on hold
Gautam Gambhir has already been asked a few tough questions after the 0-3 defeat at home to New Zealand and if the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is also lost, it can all go downhill for the former opener.
The last Indian umpire on the Elite panel was former Test captain and spinner S Venkataraghavan, whose final assignment was during Australia's visit to Sri Lanka in March 2003.
The International Cricket Council, on Tuesday, appointed media professional Manu Sawhney as its new chief executive officer, replacing incumbent David Richardson, who will step down after the World Cup.
The International Cricket Council said that certain comments and actions by some of the West Indies players after clinching the World T20 were "inappropriate, disrespectful and brought the event into disrepute". After clinching the World T20 on April 4 following a thrilling last-over win over England in the finals, West Indies skipper Darren Sammy had launched a scathing attack on West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) in an emotional speech at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The ICC, which held its second meeting this year at the ICC Headquarters in Dubai on Sunday, said: "The Board considered the behaviour of some of the West Indies players in the immediate aftermath of the final, and unanimously agreed that certain comments and actions were inappropriate, disrespectful and brought the event into disrepute. "The Board acknowledged an apology by the WICB but was disappointed to note that such behaviour had detracted from the success of what was otherwise a magnificent tournament and final," it added.
India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni was named captain of ICC's ODI Team of the Year, but none of the Indian players found berth in governing body's Test Team of the Year, led by Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews.
Mike Brearley and Brendon McCullum warned of "a looming potential crisis" in international cricket and stated the game could soon reach a "point of no return" as it struggles to compete with T20 leagues across the world.
Cricket has been shortlisted for potential inclusion at the 2028 Los Angeles Games along with baseball-softball, flag football, lacrosse, breakdancing, karate, kickboxing, squash and motorsport.
The Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) urged Test playing nations on Wednesday to reject the controversial proposals that would effectively place Australia, England and India in charge of the world game.
Siraj, Pant, Ashwin, Natarajan and Root are nominated for new ICC player of month awards for January
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