Ricky Ponting, the most successful captain in 134 years of Test cricket, resigned as the Australian Test and one-day skipper on Tuesday but aims to continue playing the game at the highest level.
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has appointed Mike Hesson as head coach of their cricket team until the end of the 2015 World Cup, the governing body said on Friday.
A minimum of 98 overs will be played on each day of the inaugural four-day Test between South Africa and Zimbabwe starting later this month in Port Elizabeth.
West Indian cricket legends, including Sir Garfield Sobers and Sir Vivian Richards, have demanded the "dissolution" of the West Indies Cricket Board and formation of an interim one in place of the "obsolete" body.
South African cricket legend Barry Richards feels that ball tampering should be legalised in order to make the game more balanced and not heavily loaded in favour of the batsmen.
England have attempted a minor shake-up of the largely conventional world of Test cricket by offering to use a points-based system to determine the winner of their home series against Sri Lanka.
The International Cricket Council on Wednesday said it will hear the appeals by three Pakistani cricketers against their suspension over the spot-fixing allegations on October 30 and 31 in Doha, Qatar.
John Wright will step down as head coach of New Zealand after their tour to West Indies, the country's cricket governing body said on Tuesday. Wright, who took on the role at the end of 2010, had declined an offer to extend his contract, citing a desire to pursue other interests.
The ruling mean FPIs cannot seek treaty protection against the new withholding tax that companies are required to deduct at source. The apex court order pertains to when the cricketing bodies of Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka formed a joint committee to conduct the 1996 Cricket World Cup.
With the gradual decline in Pakistan's performance, the Karachi-born Mohammad Bashir has shifted allegiance to the 'formidable' Indian team ahead of the marquee ICC Champions Trophy clash later this week.
He was the manager of the Indian team during its memorable NatWest Trophy triumph over England at Lord's way back in 2002 and Rajiv Shukla has revealed that Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman refused then skipper Sourav Ganguly's request of taking off their shirts and wave it.
Following an unreasonable delay of nearly 18 months, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has finally submitted the judicial inquiry report concerning the terror attack on the visiting Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore in March 2009 to the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Tainted Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf hit out at the Board of Control for Cricket in India after being handed a five-year ban for corruption, saying the Indian cricket authorities did not have any evidence to pronounce him guilty.
Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt admitted on Friday to cheating on his country's tour of England in 2010 and said he would like to play domestic cricket once his ban for spot-fixing is completed.
Two years ago in the World Cup, they beat and finished above England in their group to reach the quarter-finals Bangladesh run to Champions Trophy last four is reward for years of toil
Rookie fast bowler Varun Aaron said he was "feeling great" for finding a berth in the 15-member Indian cricket team for the first Test against the West Indies.
Rebel West Indian cricketer Chris Gayle's hopes of making it to the Test squad for the three-match series against India went up in smoke after a stormy meeting with WICB.
Foreign brokerage firm CLSA initiated coverage on the stock with a Sell rating and target price of Rs 1,095, citing hefty premium valuation.
The veteran Indian off-spinner will tie the knot with his longtime girlfriend in what is expected to be a five-day ceremony later this month
In the latest attempt to halt their decline, West Indies have brought in former top Test opening batsman Desmond Haynes as batting consultant for the upcoming series against Pakistan and India.
Sachin Tendulkar was invited by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be part of his official delegation for the Australia tour later this month, but the cricket icon has expressed his inability to make the trip due to prior commitments.
Whether India can go on to dominate world cricket consistently would be known by its second-string side's performance against a not-so-strong West Indies in the upcoming ODI and Test series, feels batting legend Sir Vivian Richards.
Michael Clarke's Sydney cricket club is being probed for declaring at 17-0 during a local game on Sunday and claiming it was to boost the injured Australian captain's chances of batting time before the first Test against India next month.
West Indies have dropped batsman Lendl Simmons from their Twenty20 World Cup squad owing to a back injury, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) said on Saturday. "The 31-year-old right-handed top-order batsman will remain in Trinidad to continue his rehabilitation," the WICB said. "A replacement player will be named in the coming days," it said in a statement. Simmons, who has played 34 T20Is with a top score of 77, joins all-rounder Kieron Pollard on the sidelines after a knee injury forced him to decline signing a player contract for the tournament in India. Spinner Sunil Narine, who is still working to fix his illegal bowling action, and Darren Bravo, who has opted to focus on the longer formats of cricket, withdrew from the West Indies squad last month.
Australian skipper Ricky Ponting should take inspiration from cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar in order to resurrect his fading batting form, according to former captain Mark Taylor.
South Africa's cricket team apologised to the Bangladesh military for using a drone at a practice session in Dhaka and breaching national security ahead of the start of their tour.
The Supreme Court will today (Friday) pronounce its order on the apex court-appointed Justice R.M. Lodha Committee's plea, seeking to replace the current Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) brass for impeding the panel's work to usher in transparency and accountability in Indian cricket administration. The court decided to pass an order on the implementation of the Lodha Committee recommendations today after the BCCI counsel declined to give an unconditional undertaking by today that it will seek instructions to stop funds to state bodies and abide by the committee's recommendations.
Former Australia batsman Mark Waugh has called the surface 'unacceptable' and former England captain Michael Vaughan described it as a 'beach'.
Former selector John Benaud feels the national cricket team's continuing decline is similar to the one endured by the mighty West Indies, blaming it on complacency during the period of domination.
Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and all other Chennai Super Kings players, except for the COVID-19 afflicted duo of Deepak Chahar and Ruturaj Gaikwad, will start training from Friday evening after clearing a third round of testing for the virus in Dubai.
Former New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent has pleaded guilty to not reporting an approach by a bookmaker while playing in the Bangladesh Premier League last year.
The current fiasco now completely established that there is no communication between the selectors and senior players, who decide their own schedule. 'Dhoni feels that it would not be fair for him to join us at this stage, given that the team has done so well and reached the quarter-final stage in his absence. He does not want to upset the team balance'
A regular fixture during Chennai Super Kings' home matches, the little one was in the mood for some cookies as she was accompanied by a member of the team support staff into the refreshment room for the media.
The Supreme Court declined to interfere with the Board of Control for Cricket in India's view on barring Narayanswami Srinivasan from participating in its meetings, saying it is free to stick to its stand that he has a conflict of interest "so long as a competent court of jurisdiction arrives at a decision to upset its view".
Maverick batsman Chris Gayle opted out of the ODI and T20 series against India citing personal reasons as the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) named three fresh faces for the assignment.
A woman who was working around the West Indies cricket team accused Gayle of exposing himself to her.
Batsman Darren Bravo has been dropped from the West Indies squad in Zimbabwe for a triangular one-day international series because of "unacceptable behaviour", the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) said on Saturday.
The 2-0 series win over New Zealand, says Haresh Pandya, was built around remarkable performances and handsome contributions from Team India's youngsters.
The declining fortunes of West Indies cricket hit a new low on Wednesday when the Caribbean team failed to qualify for the 2017 Champions Trophy in England.
Pacer Makhaya Ntini, the first black cricketer to play for South Africa, is planning to bid farewell to international cricket after being dropped for the third Test against England. He has reportedly signed an agreement with English county side Middlesex that will keep him from being available for national duty.
