India not fielding a team for the final Test against England had nothing to do with the rescheduled Indian Premier League which left no room for the match to be postponed, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) CEO Tom Harrison said on Friday.
"The problem is that there doesn't seem to be a suitable time window for a Test series," UCB's General Manager Brian Basson was quoted as saying.
The ICC said it is investigating but also stated that the channel has not cooperated in the matter.
Former India left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha will no longer be Indian Cricketers' Association's representative in the Apex Council.
BCCI secretary Jay Shah called Dhoni "one of the greats of the modern era".
The all-rounder has also been excluded from the one-year contracts to 20 players.
The ICC Board, at its first meeting of 2016 in Dubai on Wednesday, considered amendments made to the ICC's constitution in 2014 and agreed that, in order to avoid any potential conflicts of interest and follow best practice principles of good governance, it will seek to re-establish as quickly as possible the 'independent' position of ICC chairman.
Aiden Markram conceded that Andries Gous made life difficult for his side after the United States put the seasoned South Africans under tremendous stress in their T20 World Cup Super Eight match.
Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has been appointed the national team's consultant for the first round of next month's Twenty20 World Cup, the country's cricket board said.
The Mumbai Congress made the announcement on their Twitter page.
Spot-fixing-tainted pacer Mohammad Amir is eligible for national team selection though it's up to the selectors to pick him or not, the Pakistan Cricket Board said.
The questions, sent to the UCB, relate to the investigation into alleged match-fixing and corruption during South Africa's tour of India in 2000.
Rupa Gurunath, daughter of former Board of Control for Cricket in India chief Narayanswami Srinivasan, was elected unopposed as president of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association on Thursday. She is the first woman to head a state unit of the Indian cricket board.
Stead also revealed that former paceman Bond has been hired by his country's cricket board to "work specifically" with the national team's spinners ahead of the T20 World Cup.
Dravid, who is also tipped to take additional charge as the director of NationalCricketAcademy in Bengaluru, had recently suggested that talented young cricketers should get some vocational training, which can help them later in their lives.
Former Australian captain Ian Chappell slammed the International Cricket Council and the cricket Boards for their "weak leadership" while dealing with corruption in the game and said they need to do more to stamp out the menace.
Spin legend Shane Warne has thanked star batter Virat Kohli for "passionately supporting" Test cricket, a day after he stepped down as skipper of the Indian Test team.
South African police investigated an alleged death threat against West Indian umpire Steve Bucknor and found there was no substance to the threat.
Australian cricket team coach Darren Lehmann has described Pakistan as tough opponent despite the absence of off-spinner Saeed Ajmal, who is under the ICC scanner for a suspect bowling action.
If CAS rules in Vinesh's favour, she will be awarded a joint-silver in the women's 50kg freestyle category.
The Delhi Police has not yet confirmed whether it will question the two players over the match-fixing allegations.
The UCB said it was too early to say whether Nicky Boje and Herschelle Gibbs would be part of the squad for the India tour.
Under the new code, the board intends to criminalise match-fixing and spot-fixing and also specify punishments for offenders, including jail time.
The South African vice-captain said he would tour India only if he gets an undertaking that he would not be prosecuted on charges of match-fixing.
The ICC has set September 10 as the deadline for participating nations to submit their final 15 players and eight officials, including coaches and support staff.
Captain Graeme Smith says his team will be giving 100 per cent at all times on the upcoming tour.
South African pace bowler Charl Langeveldt broke his left hand while batting in the third Test in Cape Town on Monday.
Charl Langeveldt withdrew from South Africa's squad for their Two-test tour of India with a back injury he sustained in a domestic match at the weekend.
He ruled himself out because of continued pressure from Indian police over his role in the 2000 match-fixing scandal.
Bangladesh captain Shakib al Hasan said that the wicket was not suitable to score 300 runs,
Pakistan officials hope Sunday's match will encourage other countries to send their teams by next year.
After six consecutive defeats, Royal Challengers won five matches on the bounce to remain in contention for a play-offs berth.
In a first among domestic teams in India, Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) will be conducting mandatory eye tests for its senior and under-23 teams once training camps resumes post coronavirus. This was decided during discussion between the CAB administration and Bengal coaching unit, which felt that often the eyesight gets affected after the cricketers come back from a long lay-off.
Proteas agree again to tour Pakistan with revised itinerary.
India women team cricketer approached to fix matches
As the BCCI works out a compensation package and a formula to distribute it for the COVID-19 hit domestic cricketers, voices demanding central contracts for such players are getting louder with seasoned names like Jaydev Unadkat, Sheldon Jackson and Harpreet Singh Bhatia leading the chorus.
Lance Klusener is to take legal action against the UCB of South Africa for unfair dismissal after his exclusion from the team following the World Cup.
The UCB chief asserts that Mark Boucher was dropped from the touring SA side on form.
Sourav Ganguly hinted on Monday that a contract system will soon be in place for the thousands of first-class cricketers in the country.
