Cricket

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has today (Wednesday) issued a one-year ban to national team bowler Mohammad Irfan for corruption offences related to the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Twenty20 tournament.

Leeds City Council has agreed in principle to support a funding agreement to redevelop the North-South Stand at Headingley, in a move that is set to secure the English venue’s future as an international cricket ground.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has unveiled the details behind its new domestic Twenty20 competition as it prepares to today (Tuesday) drive through a major amendment to its constitution that will allow it to proceed with forming the tournament.

Shashank Manohar has today (Friday) agreed to defer his recent resignation as chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that its national team players will receive significantly higher salaries for the 2016-17 season.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has signalled its opposition to the proposed reforms of the world game outlined by the International Cricket Council (ICC) stating they will “adversely affect” the very nature of the world governing body.

Cricket Australia (CA) has moved to end a player compensation model that has been in place for two decades by making what it claims is a landmark offer that will include female cricketers for the first time.

Shashank Manohar has today (Wednesday) made the surprise move of announcing his resignation as chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), amid ongoing efforts to instigate reform in the global game.

The introduction of shorter formats to placate broadcasters and attract time-poor fans can lead to some interesting conflicts of interest for rights-holders. Andy Fry asks how sports can evolve and keep their stakeholders happy at the same time.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has revealed that more than 150 prospective team owners from 10 countries have expressed an interest in owning a franchise in the governing body’s new Twenty20 competition.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is reportedly planning to step up the return of top-level cricket to Pakistan by sending a World XI to Lahore to contest a four-game Twenty20 series in September.

A new women’s-specific Twenty20 cricket league is to launch in India next week, it has been announced.

Full membership of the International Cricket Council (ICC) is to be reviewed every five years instead of being permanently enshrined for sport’s elite nations, it has been revealed.

Indian cricket star Virat Kohli has signed a lucrative endorsement deal with German sportswear company Puma.

The final of the 2017 Pakistan Super League (PSL) will remain in Lahore after the Twenty20 cricket competition’s franchise-owners were assured over security provisions for the event.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has released the schedule for this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL), with the city of Indore set to host a match in the Twenty20 competition for the first time since 2011.

Former Pakistan batsman Nasir Jamshed has been named as one of two men to be arrested in the UK in relation to a corruption investigation surrounding Twenty20 franchise competition the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

The International Cricket Council (ICC) will make a final decision on a new financial and governance structure at a meeting in April after agreeing “in principle” to reverse a move to put the boards of Australia, England and India in charge of the game’s administration.