Tue, 21-Oct-2025

ICC Chairman Greg Barclay: Cricket’s Olympic inclusion should not be a one-off

ICC Chairman Greg Barclay: Cricket's Olympic inclusion should not be a one-off

ICC hopes cricket’s Olympic inclusion is permanent. Brisbane 2032 organizers may also propose cricket. ICC wants to use Olympics to grow cricket globally. The International Cricket Council (ICC) is hopeful that cricket’s inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games will be a permanent one, according to ICC Chairman Greg Barclay. Cricket was one of … Read more

ICC chair questions place of Women’s Tests in cricket calendar

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Greg Barclay calls for more women’s Tests to be played over five days. Barclay questions whether the long-format matches are beneficial. Only England, Australia and India have played a women’s Test since 2017. International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Greg Barclay would like to see women’s Test matches played over five days but has questioned whether the … Read more

ICC: Neutral umpires to be reintroduced

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Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), Greg Barclay, has announced that neutral umpires would be reinstated. Because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the ICC had to nominate home umpires. “I believe the home umpires gained some experience standing for Test umpiring during the COVID days.” “It made things a little more complicated. If you look … Read more

ICC chairman confident all teams will travel to Paksiatn for 2025 Champions Trophy

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ICC announced the road map for its upcoming mega-events from 2024-31 and Pakistan was given the host rights for the ICC Champions Trophy scheduled in 2025. Read More: Pakistan to host ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Days after the announcement, the Indian government showed concern about their participation in the ICC event. Last week, Anurag Thakur, … Read more

Greg Barclay elected ICC chairman after contesting against Imran Khwaja

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has elected Greg Barclay as its new Chairman after beating Imran Khwaja in the second round of voting. According to the details, Greg Barclay was the director of ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2015. He has also worked as a board member and chairman of the Northern Districts Cricket Association. … Read more