English batter Ollie Pope registered a sensational 196-run knock in the second innings of the first Test match against India in Hyderabad and is among three nominees for the ICC Men's Player of the Month award for January 2024.
West Indies' newfound pace-bowling sensation, Shamar Joseph and England's vice-captain in the red-ball format are two of the biggest beneficiaries of the latest movement in the ICC Test rankings.
India's right-arm fast bowler Renuka Singh Thakur has climbed to the 10th spot in the latest ICC Women's T20I bowling rankings issued on Tuesday (January 30).
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is going to organise the inaugural edition of the T20 Champions Trophy in the women's circuit in 2027. Sri Lanka are the provisional host of the tournament.
It was a memorable year for Australia in Test cricket too as Pat Cummins led them to the World Test Championship beating India in the final. As many as five Australian players have made it to the ICC Test team of the year 2023.
Pat Cummins failed to break into the ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year 2023 despite leading Australia to the ICC World Cup title for the sixth time in history.
Four Indians made the cut to the T20I team announced by ICC on Monday. There are two players from Zimbabwe and one from Uganda finding their names in the Playing XI as well. Notably, Suryakumar Yadav was named the captain of the side.
The second and final Test of the two-match series in Cape Town ended up being the shortest Test match ever played in history. The match ended in less than five sessions as India won the match by seven wickets to level the series.
Australia's star all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner and in-form English batter Natalie Sciver-Brunt are among the four candidates to earn the nomination for the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year 2023 award after impressive performances across formats in the last 12 months.
India's star batter enjoyed a sensational year with 2048 runs in just 36 international innings with a record eight centuries in 2023 while the Australian captain claimed the ODI World Cup and WTC 2023 trophies to earn the nomination for the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers award.
Australia secured their ongoing Test series against Pakistan and are also favourites to win the ongoing third match in Sydney. On the other hand, India slipped to second place after levelling the two-match red-ball series against South Africa on Thursday.
The new rule regarding stumping referrals is aimed at getting rid of the flaws that persisted in the old ruling and allowed the fielding side to take undue advantage of it. It reportedly came into effect on December 12, 2023.
Veteran Australian opener Usman Khawaja has found himself at loggerheads with the ICC over use of his expression through shoes, armband or a sticker and the cricket council hasn't allowed either of them. After skipper Pat Cummins, Khawaja has found support from other former and current cricketers.
Usman Khawaja was reprimanded by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after he wore a black armband during the first Test of the Australian summer against Pakistan in Perth.
"Personal messages of this nature are not allowed as per Clause F of the Clothing and Equipment Regulations, which can be found on the ICC Playing Conditions page. The ICC is supportive of players using their platforms outside of the playing arena to promote human rights," an ICC spokesperson said.
Australian opener Usman Khawaja is set to challenge the ICC's verdict on him wearing a black armband during the first Test against Pakistan in Perth. Khawaja said that he wore the black armband for a bereavement and didn't have any personal hidden agendas as such.
Australian opener Usman Khawaja has been pulled up by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for sporting black armband during the first Test against Pakistan in Perth. Khawaja was barred from wearing shoes that had the message "all lives are equal" and hence wore a black armband.
Pakistan are the defending champions of the ICC Champions Trophy, having won the coveted title after defeating arch-enemies India in the final of the 2017 edition at the Kennington Oval in London.
The U19 World Cup was earlier scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka but was later moved to Sri Lanka. The tournament is set to start from January 19 and India will face Bangladesh in their opening game on January 20.
"Average pitch lacks carry, and/or bounce and/or occasional seam movement, but consistent in carry and bounce. A degree of turn, but with average bounce for the spinner. Falling significantly short of 'very good' with respect to carry, bounce and turn," ICC rule states.
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