In a significant boost for Afghanistan's refugee women cricketers, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has unveiled a five-year roadmap aimed at helping them compete in ICC qualification events by 2030.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has pulled up the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) over the way Ben Stokes’ retirement announcement was released during the third Test against New Zealand, saying it breached the governing body's Player and Match Officials' Area (PMOA) regulations.
India’s women’s cricket team has officially secured its place at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games after the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday confirmed the qualification pathway for cricket’s return to the Olympics.
Fresh off Bangladesh’s historic Test series sweep over Pakistan, captain Najmul Hossain Shanto has urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to give his side more opportunities against the traditional “big three” of India, Australia and England, saying regular exposure against top teams is crucial for Bangladesh’s growth in Test cricket.
Former India skipper Virat Kohli has said his desire to continue playing ODI cricket and potentially feature in the 2027 ICC World Cup comes from his love for the game, while making it clear that he does not want to be in a position where he constantly has to prove his worth to remain in the Indian team.
Team India's T20 World Cup-winning skipper Rohit Sharma celebrated his team's triumph by breaking into a dance after receiving a warm welcome from fans at Delhi airport on Wednesday.
The Rohit Sharma-led outfit handed a seven-run defeat to the Proteas to claim their second T20 World Cup title, and ended India’s 11-year title drought.
The recently concluded cricket World Cup, which India won, had so-called experts commenting on the indirect favouritism the ICC (International Cricket Council) had shown to India throughout the tournament. There were claims that scheduling was done to suit the Indian viewer, thereby enhancing revenue for the ICC.
A day after India and Ireland played their group game on an extremely difficult wicket, the ICC said, "the pitches used so far at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium have not played as consistently as we would have all wanted.”
On paper, Sunday’s India-Pakistan clash doesn’t hold much importance considering the fact that the opponents in the next round are allocated on pre-tournament seeding and thus it is not that important to top this group. The losing team should win its other matches comfortably to advance to the next round.
