West Indies right-hand batsman Shai Hope believes that their upcoming five-match ODI series against England would be a good gauge for them ahead of the 2019 World Cup.
In a day of fast developments, with the International Cricket Council replacing umpire Steve Bucknor with Billy Bowden and charging Brad Hogg for offensive onfield behaviour, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has told its counterpart, Cricket Australia, that the tour will go on.
The International Cricket Council on Wednesday appointed Chris Broad as match referee to oversee the proceedings of the four-match Test series between India and Australia. The ICC also appointed four umpires -- Rudi Koertzen, Asad Rauf, Billy Bowden and Aleem Dar -- for the series beginning in Bangalore on October 9.
Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq said that questions will be raised if Indian Premier League is slotted in the window allotted to ICC T20 World Cup in Australia, which in all likelihood will be cancelled in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. The ICC is yet to decide the fate of the T20 World Cup in Australia which is scheduled to take place from October 18 to November 15.
Unbeaten India take on England in the first of Thursday's semi-finals at the SCG and would progress to Sunday's final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) if a minimum of 10 overs a side were not possible because of the weather.
The International Cricket Council Cricket Committee, chaired by Anil Kumble, has suggested that Marylebone Cricket Club should 'strongly consider' limiting the dimensions of bats to restore balance in the game.
While T20 World Cup is scheduled for an October 18 start, India's tour of Australia will begin with a T20 tri-series in October and end with a four-match Test series in December. Cricket Australia is staring at a staggering loss of 300 million Australian dollars if things don't go ahead as planned.
Cricket Australia's attempt to change the 50-over ODI format by introducing a new 40-over competition has received a setback following the International Cricket Council's approval for the existing format for the 2015 World Cup.
Former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson, who is in line to take over as Pakistan cricket team's head coach, is yet to make up his mind despite the PCB accepting his remuneration demands.
Mithali Raj will come out with her autobiography next year which will provide a candid and revealing look into her personal and sporting life.
Organisers expect this year's Twenty20 World Cup to be a success even if it has to vie with Australian rules football and rugby league for viewers due to the coronavirus pandemic, the head of the organising committee said on Sunday. The October 18-November 15 tournament was slotted into Australia's sports calendar between the end of the football season and the beginning of summer cricket to draw maximum attention.
The International Cricket Council on Monday postponed the T20 World Cup in Australia owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, a long-anticipated decision which paves the way for the BCCI to organise the IPL during the October-November window.
Ricky Ponting is to join his team mates for the Twenty20 World Cup next week after his wife recovered from a health scare.
Former skipper Imran Khan has joined the chorus of angry fans and ex-cricketers over the national team's ODI whitewash in Bangladesh, terming the 0-3 loss as a "low point in Pakistan cricket history".
England and Australia still back the use of the Decision Review System (DRS) for the last two Tests of the Ashes series despite a string of controversies in the opening three games.
The off-spinner has been named in a 16-man squad to tour Australia this month.
Sheridan and Waldron will stand in a match between Tea Tree Gully and Northern Districts in Adelaide featuring Australia's vice-captain Travis Head.
Ramiz Raja says he will discuss his proposal to launch a four-nation ODI tournament with Sourav Ganguly
The ICC match referee, who is officiating in the Australia Bangladesh Test, will return to South Africa following the death of his father.
India have been grouped with world champion Australia and arch-rival Pakistan in Group A, also featuring the West Indies, for the 2008 Champions Trophy to be held in Pakistan in September. Group B consists of South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and England in the eight-nation tournament.
'I am not against technology in the game. But if it brings doubt and confusion, it is not acceptable. Some decisions were not understandable. The ball hitting the stumps is always out. I will never understand why there is an umpire's call.'
Alex Marshall, ICC's general manager of its anti-corruption unit, met Interpol officials in Lyon last week to seek closer working relations, it added.
'It's really embarrassing, the scuppering of our plans to get some practice sessions on that Nagpur wicket.'
Australia coach Darren Lehmann said on Thursday he would step down after this week's Test match against South Africa, as he took ultimate responsibility for the culture of a team embroiled in a ball-tampering scandal that has rocked the sport.
Pakistan's availability would be known after the ICC makes a decision on the status of Zimbabwe.
Simon Taufel, five-time umpire of the year, said a new trialled system will help attain more accuracy and save time on referred decisions during international cricket matches.
Australia are due to face the Afghanistan men's team in Hobart from November 27, but Cricket Australia said on Thursday they would not host the side if reports women's cricket would not be supported in the country were substantiated.
Former Australia spinner Shane Warne and India batting great Sachin Tendulkar have joined the chorus clamouring for cricket to become an Olympic sport, the BBC reported.
The two teams have been trading insults in the lead-up to the first Test starting at the WACA in Perth on Friday and the ICC was not impressed.
'But I wouldn't, hand on heart suggest we'll have full crowds from the start. We'll just have to see how that goes'
The marquee World Cup clash between India and Pakistan will be held in Ahmedabad on October 14, instead of originally scheduled date of October 15.
The International Cricket Council's (ICC) anti-corruption unit is examining Pakistan's dismal tour of Australia this year when they were whitewashed in the Test and One-day series.
India have been drawn in the same group as Australia and England for the ICC Champions Trophy
BCCI is one of the richest sporting bodies in world sports with a license to rule world cricket but it was Jagmohan Dalmiya who will be credited with it.
Australia appear on the verge of pulling out of next month's Champions Trophy in Pakistan due to security concerns in the strife-torn country, according to media reports on Tuesday.
The International Cricket Council will announce the fixtures of the 2015 World Cup on Tuesday.
'The pitch did not have a great deal of pace and bounce in it for the seamers nor assisted the spinners as the match progressed. In my view this does not represent an even contest between bat and ball.'
Following the World Cup, companies queue up to sign Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur.
The journey of Afghan cricket from the refugee camps to World Cup is nothing short of a fairytale.
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