Cricket

Cricket Australia (CA) has hit out after the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) today (Thursday) confirmed that its members would boycott a forthcoming tour of South Africa as the dispute over a new pay deal continues to rumble on.

The Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) has said its members will boycott a forthcoming tour of the national team’s development squad to South Africa unless a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is struck with Cricket Australia (CA).

Australian cricket is set to enter lockout mode after the sport’s national governing body said today (Friday) that a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with players will not be agreed.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has outlined its plans for reform of the governance of the sport in the United States following the expulsion of the USA Cricket Association (USACA), while it has taken further steps to return international cricket to Pakistan and has appointed Imran Khawaja as deputy chairman.

The Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) has today (Friday) called for emergency mediation after rejecting Cricket Australia’s (CA) latest offer for a new pay deal ahead of a deadline of June 30 for an agreement to be reached.

Afghanistan and Ireland have today (Thursday) become cricket’s 11th and 12th Test-playing nations, while the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) has come to an agreement to end its financial dispute with the International Cricket Council (ICC).

A variety of domestic and international investors, including franchise owners from the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Pakistan Super League (PSL), have been confirmed among the eight team owners in Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) new T20 Global League.

Indian cricket star Virat Kohli has signed a lucrative extension to his endorsement deal with tyre manufacturer MRF.

Cricket South Africa has unveiled a R350m (€24m/$27m) renovation programme for the country’s cricket venues.

English County Championship cricket club Surrey is set to invest £50m (€56.9m/$63.6m) in the redevelopment of the Oval as part of plans to make the stadium the largest cricket ground in the country.

Schön Group, a Dubai-based company which specialises in real estate, has acquired the rights to a Pakistan Super League (PSL) expansion franchise, choosing to place the cricket team in the city of Multan.

Najam Sethi, the current chairman of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), is poised to replace Shaharyar Khan as chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as it emerged that the third season of the Twenty20 tournament will have a much greater presence in its home country next year.

The ongoing drive to boost the profile of Test cricket has continued with the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Cricket Committee calling on the introduction of a competition dedicated to the core format of the sport.

The Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) has established a body to manage and commercialise the intellectual property of players amid ongoing uncertainty over a new Memorandum of Understanding being agreed between players and Cricket Australia (CA).

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced a $500,000 (€458,000) increase in prize money for the 2017 Champions Trophy one-day international tournament, which is set to be hosted in England and Wales next month.

Shashank Manohar has today (Wednesday) decided to complete his full term as chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) amid ongoing efforts to drive through reform in the world game.