The drama surrounding the ICC Champions Trophy is not ending. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had stated that the trophy would be visiting destinations like Skardu, Hunza and Muzaffarabad. However, ICC has refused Pakistan from taking it to conflicted PoK cities.
Pakistan are the current ICC Champions Trophy holders, having won it in 2017 after beating India at The Oval in the final by 180 runs. Sarfaraz Ahmed was the captain of Pakistan.
The Green Park Stadium in Kanpur hosted the rain-marred 2nd Test between India and Bangladesh. There was no play possible on days two and three of the Test match. However, India still managed to win the game on the final day.
The calls of truncating Test matches have gotten louder in recent times with matches increasingly getting done and dusted before the fifth day. In the recent series, two of the three India-New Zealand matches and two of the Pakistan-England games were done by the fourth day.
Several players have lauded the move made by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as it is expected to create a "safer, kinder and healthier online community for the sport". The ICC Women's T20 World Cup will get underway with the clash between Bangladesh and Scotland.
The ninth edition of the Women's T20 World Cup is set to get underway today in Dubai with two matches to be played on the opening day. 10 teams will fight it out for the glory over the next two weeks or so even as Australia will be keen on lifting the trophy for the seventh time.
"The charges relate to international cricket and the Lanka Premier League. The ICC, in agreement with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), acted in accordance with Articles 1.7.4.1 and 1.8.1 of the Code," the ICC statement said.
"The Decision Review System (DRS) will also be available at all matches, with a Hawk-eye Smart Replay system in place that enables the TV umpire to instantly review synchronized multi-angle footage for accurate decision-making," the ICC media release said.
The women's T20 World Cup is set to commence on October 3 in the United Arab Emirates. The matches will be played across two cities - Dubai and Sharjah. The tournament was earlier set to take place in Bangladesh but was moved due to political unrest in the country.
The International Cricket Council has raised the prize money of the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 in a step towards equalling the money for the men's and women's World Cups. The upcoming Women's World Cup 2024 will have a total prize money of $7,958,000 (INR 66,64,72,090).
An Africa XI vs Asia XI three-match ODI series took place in 2005 and then in 2007. The Afro-Asia Cup as it was called was about to be sidelined quietly before being revived for 2009. However, it was eventually cancelled and it seems that there might be another attempt at reviving the tournament.
Jay Shah was elected unopposed as ICC Chairman and the world body confirmed the same on Tuesday. Shah will take over the top post from Greg Barclay on December 1 and will also be the youngest ICC Chairman at 35.
The broadcast rights for the T20 cricket world cup were given to Star India Private Limited by the International Cricket Council, the ED said.
The ICC had announced the fixtures for the upcoming Women's T20 World on May 5. The tournament is going to witness the participation of 10 teams who will be divided equally into two groups of five each.
ICC has charged 25-year-old Sri Lankan spinner Praveen Jayawickrama for breach of the Anti-Corruption Code having been failed to report the approach from the bookies to fix certain matches. The said matches took place in 2021 and the bowler has gotten 14 days to respond to the charges.
Women's T20 World Cup 2024 is set to be played in Bangladesh from October 3 to 20. But the current situation in the country isn't ideal at all with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fleeing from the country and resigning from her position amid violent protests.
The Nassau Cricket County Stadium in New York came under scrutiny for the alleged lower-quality pitches during the T20 World Cup 2024. The International Cricket Council has formed a three-member committee to review the delivery of the T20 World Cup.
International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed the expansion of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup to 16 teams in the 2030 edition. The mega event will see 10 teams competing this year in Bangladesh and the 2026 edition will witness 12 teams participating for the first time.
The ninth edition of the T20 World Cup concluded in June 29 with India beating South Africa by seven runs in thrilling final. A total of 20 teams participated for the first time in the mega event since 2007. When is next T20 World Cup scheduled and who will host it? All details here...
English statisticians Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis invented the Duckworth-Lewis System (DLS) to determine the potential revised target in rain-hit cricket matches, which was implied by the ICC as a standard method in 2021.
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