The ICC has granted official status to the fund-raising match between Asian XI and Rest of the World XI.
Pakistan's new head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq said he is hopeful of working well with Sarfaraz to take the team forward.
England face suspension from international cricket and a $2 million fine if they pull out of their tour of Zimbabwe.
ICC CEO Malcolm Speed said the position was the same when India and Pakistan refused to play each other for political reasons.
Monday was the first day of the hearing, which will conclude on Wednesday.
The ICC will cut its ties with Lord's after 96 years at the venue to start operating from Dubai on August 1.
The International Cricket Council is considering a proposal which could limit Zimbabwe and Bangladesh to home matches because of their problems competing at the top level.
Newly-appointed Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ehsan Mani said that the dispute with the Board of Control for Cricket in India regarding bilateral series is beyond 'amicable settlement' as they are yet to find a common ground of solution.
India's Solicitor General Goolam Vahanvati and South African high court Judge Steven hear allegations of racism in Zimbabwe cricket between September 29 and October 1.
By signing the Host Agreement with the ICC, the West Indies became the official hosts for the 2007 event.
Ehsan Mani called on the respective cricket boards to respect the integrity of ICC's verdicts
The International Cricket Council will make an annual savings of around $2 million when its headquarters move from Lord's to Dubai at the start of August.
ICC president Ehsan Mani, in a tribute, said that Australia's Kerry Packer dragged the game into the modern era
The glittering trophy, comprising a silver gilt cricket ball engraved with the world map, stands 18 inches tall and 5.5 inches at its widest point.
Pakistan expressed its willingness to play a Test match in Mumbai and said that it would hold discussions with BCCI to resolve the differences over playing in Ahmedabad.
The Indian captain said the two-tier Test system was essential because there was an "appreciable gap" among the current 10 Test-playing nations.
The ICC is considering re-locating its headquarters from Lord's after 95 years to Dubai.
The former India cricket captain lashed out at ICC chief Ehsan Mani for making a 'stupid remark' against his role as a television commentator.
BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya is belived to have aceded to a request from new ICC chief Mani, as the match referee had undergone heart surgery.
Zimbabwe have been asked to resolve a dispute over the departure of Streak, who asked for an overhaul of the selection panel.
The ICC thanked all those who contributed in some way to the World Cricket Tsunami Appeal match.
PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan said a fund-raising match has been planned to help survivors of the Indian Ocean tsunami.
The ICC Chief said the proposed rule of 15 degree tolerance limit for all bowlers would be easier to apply.
The ICC applauded ECB for defering action on its tour of Zim until the issue was discussed with other member countries.
The ICC report prepared by India's Solicitor General Goolam Vahanvati and South African High Court judge, Steven Majiedt, found no evidence of racism within the Zimbabwe Cricket Union.
'The ICC would put in place a process through which any member can access the withheld money upon an unconditional and irrevocable undertaking, perhaps a bank guarantee,' ICC president Ehsan Mani said.
The 55-year-old Australian had taken over as CEO of the top cricket body in 2001.\n\n
"Every country has a right to say no to a venue from the security point of view," ICC president Ehsan Mani said.
International Cricket Council has said that it would spend half of its development fund in the region in the next three years.
President Ehsan Mani said that by walking out on their teammates on the eve of a Test match, the rebels placed Tatenda Taibu and his team in an invidious position.\n\n
The England and Wales cricket board (ECB) has been in a political battle with the government and the ICC over the tour.
ICC chief Ehsan Mani urged the neighbours to desist from game for "political purpose".
PCB chief wants ICC to pursue India on bilateral playing ties
The ICC could not assess the likely maximum claims from the Global Cricket Corporation for violation of the ambush marketing clause.
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