LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has formally filed a complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC) against Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav, accusing him of making politically charged remarks after a recent Asia Cup match. According to sources, the ICC has acknowledged receiving the letter and is reviewing the matter. In its complaint, the PCB … Read more
Opposition is mounting against the proposed two-tier structure for Test cricket under the World Test Championship (WTC) with several major cricket boards voicing serious concerns. After Pakistan, Bangladesh, and New Zealand, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has now also rejected the idea, while Cricket Australia (CA) has expressed conditional support. ECB Chairman Richard … Read more
Test cricket could soon see big changes, as the International Cricket Council (ICC) is thinking about a new two-division system. The aim is to make the format more exciting and keep fans interested in the longest form of the game. According to British media reports, the ICC has formed a working group to study the … Read more
Kingston: Andre Russell, the explosive West Indies all-rounder, has announced his retirement from international cricket. The dynamic player will bow out after featuring in two matches of the upcoming five-match T20 International series against Australia, scheduled to be played in the West Indies from July 20 to 28. Russell is set to play his final … Read more
Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has penalized West Indies Head Coach Darren Sammy for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct. Sammy received a fine of 15 percent of his match fee and was also handed one demerit point. The penalty stems from a Level 1 breach of the Code of Conduct for Players and … Read more
Mohammad Hasnain signs for Oval Invincibles in the second season of The Hundred. Pakistan quick has just had his bowling action cleared by the International Cricket Council. ‘Wildcard’ signings will be paid £50,000 ($63,000) for men’s teams and $19,000 for women’s. Pakistan quick Mohammad Hasnain has signed to play for Oval Invincibles in the Hundred, … Read more
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
New Zealand women’s cricket team vice-captain Amy Satterthwaite has announced her retirement from international cricket. Bryan Stronach, NZC’s general manager of high performance, praised Sattherhwaite’s accomplishments but explained that the goal of the contacts list, which will be announced on Friday, was to identify some new players and focus on T20I cricket with the Commonwealth … Read more
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
International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended South African batsman Zubayr Hamza for a doping offense. According to Cricket South Africa, Hamza tested positive earlier this year and took a “voluntary suspension” in March. Hamza was working with the ICC’s investigations, according to CSA. “Zubayr does not contest the positive test, is fully collaborating with the … Read more
The International Cricket Council says Afghanistan has communicated its intent to keep up the women’s game in the country but the world body still awaits more action. Afghanistan’s participation in the ongoing men’s Twenty20 World Cup was under threat after reports emerged of the new Taliban regime not allowing women to play cricket. The team led by Mohammad … Read more
Pakistan Captain Babar Azam has moved one spot up in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) player’s rankings for T20I. According to the details, Babar Azam was relegated to the fourth position last week in the rankings, however, he has now reclaimed his position in the top three batsmen and move to number 3 with 801 … Read more
On Friday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that India will remain the host for the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, although, in Australia, the postponed T20 World Cup 2020 has now been moved to 2022. The format of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 will remain as it was for 2020, according … Read more
The International Cricket Council ( ICC) has formally announced the upcoming Super League of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, starting with the one-day series against Ireland by England The competition has introduced to help add meaning to 50-over cricket at the highest level, the Super League will be used as a qualifying mechanism for … Read more
Dubai: England’s Ben Stokes has been named the world’s best all-rounder in a stellar performance in the Manchester Test against the West Indies. The ICC has released a new ranking for the Tests, with Ben Stokes becoming the world’s number one Test all-rounder and rising to third in the batting rankings. Replacing Jesse Holder, who … Read more
Oman’s Yousuf Abdulrahim Al Balushi has been banned from cricket for seven years due to match-fixing offences, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday. Al Balushi found guilty of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code on four counts. It related to Twenty20 World Cup qualifiers held in the United Arab Emirates last year. The player … Read more
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the match officials for the Rawalpindi Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh starting from February 7-11. The former West Indies captain Richie Richardson will serve as a match referee. On-field umpires include Nigel Llong and Chris Gaffaney, Marais Erasmus as TV umpire and Shozab Raza as the fourth umpire. … Read more
International Cricket Council (ICC) has released the recent test match rankings here on Tuesday. All-rounder Ben Stokes’s stupendous effort in the third Test against Australia at heading has helped him reach career-best positions among batsmen and all-rounders in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings. Stokes, who scored a match-winning 135 not out in the … Read more
