Cricket

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is reportedly considering a major overhaul of the sport’s one-day international (ODI) format, with a proposal putting forward plans for a new league system that would feature the world’s top 13 countries.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has named six cities as new Test match venues as part of a 2016-17 schedule that marks a major commitment to the longest form of the sport.

International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson has said a two-division league system could be introduced into Test cricket as soon as 2019 as the global governing body continues to wrestle with the subject of ensuring the historic format retains its place as the pinnacle of the sport.

The Brisbane Cricket Ground will host Australian national team matches for the next three summers after a fresh agreement was reached between Cricket Australia, the Queensland Government and Brisbane City Council.

Live television audiences in the UK for cricket’s 2016 World Twenty20 in India increased by 90 per cent in comparison with those for the 2014 tournament in Bangladesh. Average audiences jumped from 145,000 (a 1.8-per-cent share) to 276,000 (a 2.9-per-cent share).

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has said it is targeting its first day-night Test match against England in 2018, while Lord’s and Edgbaston have been linked to staging English cricket’s first such occasion next summer.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is reportedly holding talks with its global broadcast partner, pan-Asian pay-television broadcaster Star Sports, over the potential staging of extra editions of its World Twenty20 national team tournament, while the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is said to be considering launching a smaller version of its Indian Premier League (IPL) overseas.

Anurag Thakur has vowed to prioritise “transparency, accountability and professionalism” at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after being unanimously elected as the new president of the governing body yesterday (Sunday).

Masters Champions League (MCL) organisers have maintained that its future is secure amid financial concerns surrounding the fledgling Twenty20 cricket competition.

A new cricket stadium is set to be built on the outskirts of the Indian city of Delhi, according to the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA).

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is reportedly considering adding extra editions of its World Twenty20 national team tournament in 2018 and 2022 as a means to tap into the rapidly developing format of the sport.

Shashank Manohar has today (Thursday) become the first elected independent chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) following approval of constitutional amendments by the sport’s world governing body.

Shashank Manohar has today (Tuesday) resigned as president of the powerful Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in a bid to retain power as chairman of the sport’s global governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Pakistan Super League (PSL) chairman Najam Sethi has said talks are taking place with the Twenty20 cricket competition’s franchises to bring forward expansion plans.

Najam Sethi, chairman of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), has hailed the $2.6m (€2.3m) profit generated during the inaugural edition of the Twenty20 tournament as a “great achievement” for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

A recent UK High Court ruling against the operators of Fanatix was regarded as a victory for rights-holders. But what are the true implications of the case in a sector with many grey areas? Frank Dunne reports.