IMAGES from the T20 World Cup match played between South Africa and Nepal in Kingstown, St. Vincent, on Saturday.
Miffed with the changes being proposed in the ICC's administrative structure, the Pakistan Cricket Board said it will oppose any overhaul that will cede executive decision-making to India, Australia and England.
Kyle Mayers has been named vice-captain in the squad announced by the CWI senior men's selection panel.
ICC will be conducting its high profile meeting in Kolkata and since it is overlapping with the cash-rich league, cricket' s world body wanted the Indian board to ensure that its members could watch a home match of the Kolkata Knight Riders.
PCB chairman Najam Sethi has informed ICC that Pakistan will not play at the Narendra Modi Stadium unless it's a WC knockout game.
Australia's star batter Travis Head believes opening the batting in Test cricket is a "specialist job" and has ruled himself out of contention to replace veteran David Warner.
The ICC said a sample survey cannot provide a real picture.
India to play against England and Netherlands in World Cup warm-ups
The International Cricket Council seemed to have mend fences with the Board of Control for Cricket in India as president Anurag Thakur is now officially a part of the powerful Finance and Commercial Affairs after completion of its board meeting, in Cape Town, on Friday.
The England and Wales Cricket Board are "cautiously" backing a proposal that would mandate four-day World Test Championship matches from 2023. The International Cricket Council (ICC) cricket committee is set to discuss the issue next year as the global governing body and member boards look for ways of freeing up a crowded international calendar and reducing player workload.
One of the key issues will be tax exemption sought by the ICC for the future global events in India like the 2021 Champions Trophy and the 2023 World Cup.
The International Cricket Council has asked all its member nations to prepare sporting pitches for one-dayers and Twenty20 internationals probably in the wake of low-scoring matches played in the Champions Trophy and Champions League T20 tournaments recently.
India skipper Virat Kohli was pushed to the fifth spot by his English counterpart Joe Root, who rose two rungs to third in the latest ICC Test rankings for batsmen, even as Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin moved up in the bowlers' chart.
Former Sri Lanka batsman Roshan Mahanama will step down from the Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees at the end of the year, the International Cricket Council said on Tuesday.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has prepared a counter in case the Board of Control for Cricket in India decides to boycott the June 16 World Cup game in Manchester in the wake of Pulwama terror attack.
The seventh edition of the World Twenty20 Championship next year is all set to be scrapped and pushed to 2020 as the top member nations will be busy with bilateral commitments in 2018.
Nepal play their opening game against the hosts on the first day of the competition in Multan before playing India on September 4 in Kandy.
Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has pleaded not guilty to ball-tampering charges, prompting a hearing into the episode after the conclusion of the ongoing second Test against West Indies, the International Cricket Council said.
The ICC has decided that a revised version of a more robust and strengthened ICC Anti-Corruption Code will be submitted for approval at the January 2014 meeting, it was decided on Saturday.
India will push for significant control over the ICC's revenue and power structure when a radical revamp plan is put to vote in a meeting in Singapore despite strong resentment from the Cricket Boards of South Africa, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
The committee will consist of retired Supreme Court judges S I Imam and Rohini Marasinghe, and Irangani Perera, retired High Court judge.
Former India pacer S Sreesanth on Friday backed Hardik Pandya's selection in the T20 World Cup squad, saying the all-rounder's presence alongside Virat Kohli will make for a "great combination" when chasing tricky totals.
The International Cricket Council has approved change in rules in the LBW decisions of the umpires concerning the controversial Decision Review System, which is expected to benefit the bowlers, while deferring plans for a radical shake-up of international cricket, including on the proposed creation of two divisions in Test and a new one-day league.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has dismissed media reports in Pakistan that banned left arm pacer, Muhammad Aamir had been allowed to resume playing domestic cricket by them.
India are the most successful team in the U19 Asia Cup having won the title eight times.
With the ever increasing threat of corruption in the game, Richardson said the ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) has gone on an overdrive to curb the menace.
The International Cricket Council on Wednesday withdrew its contentious proposal of having a two-tier system in Test cricket following vehement opposition from the all-powerful Board of Control for Cricket in India along with support from Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had demanded Rs 447 crore compensation after alleging that the BCCI didn't honour the MoU that required India to play six bilateral series between 2015 to 2023.
Former West Indies captain, Darren Sammy said that if the world of cricket, even after watching the video of George Floyd's death, did not take a stand, "...you are also part of the problem".
'In many ways, cricket is growing and, on the surface, seems financially strong. However, we are increasingly seeing a game which focuses on a powerful few, as opposed to a democratic and inclusive approach for the benefit of the whole sport.'
The national selection committee is unlikely to blood any rookie IPL performer during the upcoming T20 World Cup in the Americas but a couple of tried-and-tested faces might have to brace up for disappointment when the squad is finalised by the end of this month.
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 International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday named Sharad Pawar, its president elect, as the chairman of the Finance and Commercial Affairs Committee while BCCI president Shashank Manohar was named as a member of the Governance Review Committee. The appointments were made as the ICC revised its committee structure.
Jos Buttler will captain the team for the Caribbean tour, with Gus Atkinson, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Curran and Liam Livingstone featuring in the ODI group from the showpiece event.
Originally, the ICC had agreed to give US$293 million but, after hectic negotiations, its chairman Shashank Manohar agreed to increase it by US$100 million.
Maxwell battled cramps and severe pain to score a scintillating double century
Following the SGM in Ahmedabad, BCCI secretary Jay Shah said the World Cup schedule is expected to be announced during the WTC Final.
Six Indians, including match referee Javagal Srinath, on Thursday found a place in the ICC's 31-strong Playing Control Team for next month's World Twenty20, which will also feature women match officials for the first time. "The strong Playing Control Team includes all the seven and 12 members of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees and Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, respectively, as well as 10 members of the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires and two members of the ICC Associate and Affiliate Panel of International Umpires," the ICC said in a statement. Srinath will be the referee in the March 8 tournament- opener between Zimbabwe and Hong Kong in Nagpur. He will lead the Playing Control Team, which also includes Aleem Dar and Ian Gould as on-field umpires, Marais Erasmus as TV umpire and Richard Illingworth as fourth umpire. The umpires' panel for the March 8 to April 3 tournament includes two female umpires -- New Zealand's Kathleen Cross and Claire Polosak of Australia. The two were also involved in the ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier in Thailand.
India will probably have to wait for another three World Cups to have a shot at the title if they are not able to extend their dominant run in the ongoing edition, reckons Ravi Shastri.
IMAGES from the ICC World Cup match played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
