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Warne to launch icons cricket league at famed MLB locations
Shane Warne has revealed he has booked iconic baseball venues Yankee Stadium, Wrigley Field and Dodger Stadium to stage matches in his All Star Cricket League, a venture the former Australia leg-spin bowler has cast as a cricket equivalent to Formula One and basketball’s Harlem Globetrotters.
Pakistan nominates Abbas for ICC presidency
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has nominated former Test captain Zaheer Abbas to take on the vacant post as president of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the sport’s global governing body.
Sethi declines ICC presidency
Najam Sethi has said he will not take up the position of International Cricket Council (ICC) president in a bid to allow the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to nominate an ex-cricketer for the role.
ICC to push forward with day-night Test plans
The introduction of the day-night format into Test cricket has taken another step forward after the International Cricket Council (ICC) said its Cricket Committee is to strongly recommend Test-playing nations consider staging five-day matches under floodlights in order to attract more spectators.
Warne, Tendulkar linked to ‘Cricket All Stars League’
Cricket legends Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne are reportedly planning to launch a global Twenty20 league featuring former international players.
Essel Group reveals Indian T20 league ambition
Indian business conglomerate the Essel Group has confirmed plans to establish a rival city-based Twenty20 cricket league in India.
ICC to examine emergence of rebel cricket body plans
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched an investigation into the registration of company names suggesting the formation of rebel cricket organisations, which have been linked to Indian conglomerate the Essel Group.
International cricket to return to Pakistan
ICC investigates amid fears of world cricket split
Fears have emerged over a possible split in world cricket after it was revealed that the Essel Group, the company behind the defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL), has begun registering companies with names that appear to run in competition with national cricket boards.
Second group of SportBusiness Ultimate Sports Federation Award winners unveiled
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), International Equestrian Federation (FEI), International Basketball Federation (Fiba) and International Cricket Council (ICC) have been announced as the latest winners in the inaugural SportBusiness Ultimate Sports Federation and Association Awards.
Asia Cup set for T20 revamp in 2016
The Asia Cup national team cricket competition will take place as a Twenty20 tournament in 2016, outgoing Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chief executive Syed Ashraful Haq has announced.
ICC targets Sri Lanka Cricket over political interference
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has stated it will withhold its next financial contribution to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) amid concerns over political interference in the organisation.
Kamal resigns presidency as ICC row deepens
International Cricket Council (ICC) president Mustafa Kamal has resigned from his position as the fallout from his public criticism of umpiring decisions in the recent World Cup quarter-final match between India and his native Bangladesh continues.
ICC hails successful Cricket World Cup
Cricket Australia chief to raise ODI revamp plans at ICC meeting
Cricket Australia chairman Wally Edwards will present plans to rebrand the sport’s one-day international (ODI) format as ‘World Cup Cricket’ at an International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting in Melbourne on Monday.
World Twenty20 heading to Australia and New Zealand in 2020
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced Australia and New Zealand will co-host the 2020 edition of its World Twenty20 national team tournament.
Ireland and Afghanistan handed Cricket World Cup qualifying boost
Ireland and Afghanistan have been grouped with the International Cricket Council’s full member countries, allowing them the opportunity to qualify directly for the 2019 Cricket World Cup one-day international (ODI) tournament.
Supreme Court rules over IPL controversy
Indian and world cricket supremo N Srinivasan will be forced to choose between his role at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and his ownership of the Chennai Super Kings Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise after the country’s Supreme Court ruled on the controversy surrounding the 2013 edition of the Twenty20 competition.