New Delhi: Jay Shah, the current Honorary Secretary of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), has been elected unopposed as the Independent Chair of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and will assume his position on Dec. 1. On Aug. 20, it was announced that current ICC Chair Greg Barclay would not seek a…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) this afternoon, released the fixtures list for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in India, along with the 10 venues for the mega event that will span across 46 days later this year. The 2023 World Cup kicks off on Oct. 5 with a repeat of the 2019 Cup…
The winner of the upcoming World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand will walk away with prize money of USD 1.6 million along with the Test Championship Mace, the International Cricket Council said on Monday. India and New Zealand will battle it out for the prestigious title at Southampton on June 18. “The…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday announced the schedule for the 2022 Women’s World Cup in New Zealand with 31 matches to be played across 31 days from Mar. 4 to Apr. 3, 2022. Six cities in New Zealand will play host to the competition — Auckland, Tauranga, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. The…
Greg Barclay has been named the new independent Chair of the International Cricket Council (ICC), beating Imran Khwaja to succeed Shashank Manohar, the sport’s governing body announced on Tuesday. The former New Zealand Cricket boss needed a two-thirds majority of the 16-person ICC Board and received the all-important 11th vote from Cricket South Africa. Khwaja…
Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday took to Twitter to urge the International Cricket Council (ICC) to make wearing helmets mandatory for batsmen at all the professional levels against any bowling attack — be it a spinner or a fast bowler. Tendulkar’s remark came after a recent incident in the ongoing Indian Premier League…
Dubai: The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the ICC headquarters in Dubai as few of its staffers have tested positive for the dreaded virus and are in mandatory isolation as per the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) health protocols. There is a possibility that in order to follow the strict health safety protocols, the ICC headquarters would…
Only an interim measure, says Kumble New Delhi: ICC Cricket Committee Chairman Anil Kumble says the recommendation to ban saliva for shining the ball is only an interim measure and “things will go back to normal” once the COVID-19 pandemic is brought under control. Players must be barred from using saliva to shine the ball…
Haryana: Joginder Sharma, who famously bowled the final over in India’s World T20 win in 2007, continues to serve the country, but, on a different kind of pitch. Currently working as a Deputy Superintendent of Police in Haryana, Joginder Sharma is helping India in its fight against coronavirus pandemic. The ICC took to Twitter to appreciate…
The number of women match officials across different International Cricket Council (ICC) panels has gone up to 12 as Janani Narayanan and Vrinda Rathi of India were yesterday named in the International Panel of ICC Development Umpires. The announcement comes soon after the launch of 100% Cricket, a 12-month campaign anticipated to build on the…
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