From bunk beds and unreserved train tickets to staying in five-star hotels and flying business class, women's cricket has undergone a 'massive' change, feels one of its biggest stars Jhulan Goswami.
Unlike football, which offends the sensibilities of some very conservative Muslims because it is normally played in shorts, cricket is played in long sleeves and trousers, in line with traditional dress codes. It also bears some resemblance to traditional Afghan children's games involving throwing and using sticks to hit smaller sticks or balls.
Zimbabwe Cricket Union has approached the International Cricket Council for a loan to bail the board out of a financial crisis, which has also put the Pakistan team's tour to that country in serious doubt.
Cricket South Africa president Chris Nenzani denied reports that his Board has reached an agreement with the BCCI on the controversial ICC revamp proposals in lieu of reinstatement of their CEO Haroon Lorgat into mainstream administration.
According to Daily Telegraph David Warner is also set be banned by Cricket Australia for the fourth Test
The organisers announced the rescheduling of the inaugural edition of the Champions League Twenty20 from September-October to early December. The first Champions League Twenty20 tournament will now be contested from December 3 to 10.
Australia have drafted in wicketkeeper-batsman Matthew Wade as replacement for injured Usman Khawaja ahead of Thursday's Cricket World Cup semi-final against England, the International Cricket Council said on Wednesday.
Shane Watson would be honoured to stand in for Michael Clarke as Test skipper against India next month even if he thinks it's increasingly unlikely that Australia will need a caretaker captain.
Former Australia Prime Minister John Howard has been nominated by the Australian and New Zealand boards to serve as International Cricket Council (ICC) president from 2012.
Pakistan wants ICC to regulate growth of T20 leagues
Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal's suspect bowling action will be tested at the Cricket Australia National Cricket Centre in Brisbane tomorrow and the result will be declared in about two weeks time, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said in a statement on Sunday.
The ICC also confirmed the women's 50-over World Cup that was scheduled to be held in New Zealand in February-March next year has been postponed to 2022.
With John Howard's bid thwarted by the Afro-Asian bloc, former Australian captain Mark Taylor could be proposed as an alternate candidate for the International Cricket Council (ICC) vice-president's post by the cricket boards of Australia and New Zealand.
New Zealand and Australia cricket authorities have both welcomed the decision to postpone the ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan for security reasons. Faced with the safety concerns of five countries, the International Cricket Council decided on Sunday to postpone the limited overs tournament from next month until October 2009.
The incident has been met with astonishment in Australia, with the protagonists -- Smith, his vice captain David Warner and opening batsman Cameron Bancroft -- lambasted in the media under headlines almost universally trumpeting the word "Shame".
Former Test fast bowler Brett Lee was included in Australia's initial 30-man squad for next year's World Cup, which was announced by Cricket Australia on Friday.
India's only warm-up game ahead of the T20 World Cup is likely to be played against Bangladesh in New York on June 1, the day when Canada will play co-hosts USA in the tournament opener in Dallas.
Chief Selector Wahab Riaz held a press conference to formally announce the immediate withdrawal of Butt's name from the consultancy panel.
Afghanistan were granted Test status in June by the International Cricket Council, putting them in an elite group of 12 sides permitted to compete in the longest form of the game.
Banned Salman Butt was asked by the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption unit to appear for a hearing.
India remain third and have jumped by four points to 111, their highest ranking since the new system was introduced.
Former Australia Prime Minister John Howard will not step aside as the nominee for the International Cricket Council's vice-presidency despite being snubbed by the body on Wednesday. Howard said he has been given no indication as to why his candidacy was blocked by a reported six of the 10 major cricketing nations at the ICC's meeting in Singapore.
For Africa's Test-playing nations, administrative turmoil has defined the dying days of the 2010s.
The International Cricket Council had concerns about the presence of London bookie Mazhar Majeed, who was at the centre of the spot-fixing scandal that rocked world cricket two months ago, during the Sydney Test early this year but failed to inform Cricket Australia about it, according to a report on Monday.
Paine admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by David Boon
Ricky Ponting is "one of the true legends of the sport" the International Cricket Council (ICC) said of the former Australia captain who ended his Test career on Monday.
'I do think, though, that Twenty20 cricket should become franchise dominated'
The Sri Lankan off-spinner said he will boycott the tour because of comments made by Australian prime minister John Howard about his bowling action.
Controversial cricket umpire Darrell Hair has been appointed to a Cricket Australia (CA) mentoring panel for up and coming elite umpires.
Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland expressed disappointment that Harbhajan Singh did not get a more severe punishment.
The world champions beat the hosts 4-2 in the seven-match series, which saw heated exchanges between players of both teams and racial taunts directed towards Australia's Andrew Symonds by spectators in Baroda and Mumbai.
Cricket, a sport dominated by Britain and former British colonies such as Australia and India, has only once featured in a Games - in Paris in 1900.
The $385 million acquisition of TEN Sports is set to make Sony Pictures Networks a major cricket broadcaster in Asia as it seeks to expand its Twenty20-dominated portfolio. Sony Corp-owned SPN holds broadcast rights for the annual cash-rich Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament while also having the rights for the domestic leagues in South Africa and the West Indies.
Australia have until Oct. 15 to make changes to their 15-man squad
From Brian Lara to Virat Kohli, Ben Stokes to Steve Smith, the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup has never fallen short of showcasing cricket's brightest young stars. More than 30 years have passed since the world's top talents first announced themselves on the big stage, with the 1988 Youth Cricket World Cup a ground-breaking step in bringing ability to the fore.
The 51-year-old , who first officiated as a match referee in domestic women's cricket in 2008-09, will be eligible to referee international games with immediate effect.
Richard Thompson, have suggested that staging the Champions Trophy without powerhouse India is not an option and there are "contingencies available" if Rohit Sharma's team doesn't travel to host country Pakistan.
Indian players failed to make a mark as Australians and South Africans swept the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Annual Awards with Steve Smith clinching the coveted trophies of Cricketer of the Year and the Test Cricketer of the Year.
Australia has demanded an explanation from the ICC over its decision to sack umpire Darrell Hair.
The much debated Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) will not be used in the forthcoming Test and ODI series between hosts India and Australia, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Saturday.
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