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 ICC Chief said the proposed rule of 15 degree tolerance limit for all bowlers would be easier to apply.
Zimbabwe have been asked to resolve a dispute over the departure of Streak, who asked for an overhaul of the selection panel.
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.
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.
The ICC applauded ECB for defering action on its tour of Zim until the issue was discussed with other member countries.
Experienced Pakistan players Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Sami received surprise call-ups to the national side for the two T20 matches against the touring Zimbabwe team after spending close to three years in the wilderness.
"Every country has a right to say no to a venue from the security point of view," ICC president Ehsan Mani said.
'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.
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.
The 55-year-old Australian had taken over as CEO of the top cricket body in 2001.\n\n
The ICC chief said match officials are well within their rights to raise concerns about any delivery from any bowler.
Sarfraz Ahmed will continue as Pakistan captain at the World Cup in May despite serving a suspension for breaching the anti-racism code, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ehsan Mani said on Tuesday.
ICC chief Ehsan Mani urged the neighbours to desist from game for "political purpose".
The ICC could not assess the likely maximum claims from the Global Cricket Corporation for violation of the ambush marketing clause.
ICC president Ehsan Mani says he and CEO Malcolm Speed are talking with the BCCI about lifting the former India captain's ban.
A Magistrate court in Ahmedabad is likely to pronounce on Thursday its order on Zakia Jafri's petition against the closure report of the Special Investigation Team which had probed the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's role in the post-Godhra riots in 2002.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ehsan Mani said that the Sri Lankan delegation will visit the grounds and hotels where the teams will stay in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad besides meeting the board, police and security officials.
Pakistani selectors have named experienced opener Taufeeq Umar and senior batsman Younis Khan in a 19-member squad for the two-Test series against Australia in the United Arab Emirates, starting next week.
Kenya needed to improve in a number of areas before making the jump from one-day internationals to Test cricket, the ICC said.
ICC chief Ehsan Mani said the tournament could be staged elsewhere if England fail to tour Zimbabwe.
Indian football team's dismal run continued as they suffered a humiliating 0-4 loss to Iran in a Group D match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
The new ICC chief said India had agreed to the contract with the GCC.
PCB chairman Tauqir Zia said Mani was nominated for the post of ICC chief because he is best qualified for the job.
Fast bowler Sohail Khan earned a surprise recall while Pakistan selectors ignored senior players Shoaib Malik and Kamran Akmal in their final 15-member squad for the World Cup.
The United Arab Emirates gladly made the most of a woeful performance from Qatari goalkeeper Qasem Burhan to rout the Gulf Cup winners 4-1 in their Asian Cup opener on Sunday.
Pointing to Bangladesh, new ICC chief Mani said the step-up from the ODIs to Test cricket is huge and difficult.
The judicial commission that probed the 2002 Gujarar riots said in Ahmedabad on Wednesday that there is insufficient evidence to support allegations levelled against the then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi to summon him for questioning before the panel.
The Gulberg massacre case verdict on Friday sparked a war of words between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress, with both the parties accusing each other of trying to turn the issue into a tool for their own political advantage.
Authorities in Pakistan have frozen bank accounts with more than Rs 400 million of over 5,100 terror suspects, including JeM chief Masood Azhar who is under "protective custody" after the terror attack on the Pathankot air base, officials said.
India maintained thatthe well being and state of Jadhav's health is a "matter of great concern" to it.
The bench hailed the work done so far by the SIT and allowed the request of Salve, while asking A K Malhotra, another member of the SIT, to oversee the functioning of the probe team.
'If it is not possible for the Indian Railways to have separate non-vegetarian and vegetarian compartments, then what is the harm in railways serving only vegetarian food?'
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