Former Sri Lanka captain and Chairman of selectors of Sri Lanka Cricket, Sanath Jayasuriya, has been banned from all cricket for two years by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after admitting to breaching two counts of the Anti-Corruption Code. According to an ICC release, “Mr. Jayasuriya, the former Sri Lanka Cricket Chair of Selectors, admitted…
New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday announced the fixtures of the men’s and women’s T20 World Cup 2020 to be held in Australia. The Indian men’s cricket team is in Group 2, which also includes England, South Africa, Afghanistan and two qualifiers. India’s campaign will begin with a tricky match against South Africa…
Mumbai: Toss will remain the fundamental starting point of a Test match as the Anil Kumble-led Cricket Committee of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday decided against abolishing the spin of coin in the game’s traditional format, calling it an “integral part of the narrative.” Led by the former India captain, the Committee, in…
Australia’s women’s cricket team have reclaimed the No.1 spot on the ICC world rankings after Alyssa Healy’s maiden ODI century helped Australia to a 97-run win and 3-0 series whitewash against India on Sunday. Captain Meg Lanning elected to bat after winning the toss and Australia set the pace with an innings of 7-332. Healy…
Indra Nooyi, the PepsiCo Chairman and CEO, has been appointed to the ICC Board as its first independent female Director. Nooyi, whose appointment was unanimously confirmed in a meeting yesterday, will join the Board in June 2018. Last year, the ICC had approved a wide list of changes to its governance structure, including the expansion…
Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has jumped couple of places to move to second spot in the latest ICC Test rankings, after scoring a superb knock of 143 runs during his side’s huge victory by an innings and 239 runs in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Nagpur. He had first peaked to second following…
After becoming full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) earlier this year, Ireland have confirmed that they would play their first Test match against Pakistan in May 2018. Confirming the news, Ireland Cricket CEO Warren Deutrom said that he is delighted that Ireland are making their Test debut on the home soil and against…
The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Cricket Committee, chaired by Anil Kumble, has proposed the use of the Decision Review System (DRS) in all Twenty20 Internationals, among a slew of other recommendations during the annual meeting that took place in London recently. Additionally, the committee suggested that teams shouldn’t lose a review in the event of…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) will work with the concerned authorities to review the security arrangements for the Champions Trophy and the Women’s World Cup in view of Monday’s terror attack. The men’s Champions Trophy will be played across three cities — London, Birmingham and Cardiff from June 1-18 and the Women’s World Cup will…
Tamil Nadu batsman Dinesh Karthik has been called in as replacement for injured Manish Pandey for the Champions Trophy starting from June 1. Karthik played well in the IPL scoring 361 runs in 14 matches at an average of 36.10. He was an integral part of the Gujarat Lions middle order. He was also the…
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