Cricket

Cricket Australia, the governing body of the sport in the country, has confirmed that capital city Canberra will host a Test match during the national team’s 2018-19 season.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has today (Wednesday) moved to strengthen its governance by appointing Rahul Johri as its first chief executive.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has continued its overhaul of the domestic game by introducing a revamped one-day tournament, entitled the Pakistan Cup, to the calendar.

International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson has said he is keen to expand the World Twenty20 national team tournament and has stressed that cricket’s potential participation in multi-sport events such as the Olympic Games must not come at the expense of the governing body’s existing competitions.

West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Dave Cameron has said the governing body will meet with its players in June in a bid to resolve the long-running financial dispute between the two parties.

Sports data provider Opta has agreed a data partnership with the International Cricket Council (ICC), while rival firm Sportradar has struck a similar deal with the South African Rugby Union (SARU).

The International Cricket Council (ICC) was today (Wednesday) forced into the late switch of the World Twenty20 group match between host nation India and Pakistan from Dharamsala to Kolkata owing to security concerns in the former city.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has said that its anti-corruption unit has prevented a match-fixing plot and identified the individuals involved as the global governing body prepares for the start of its World Twenty20 national team tournament in India.

Anurag Thakur, secretary for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), has criticised Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh for stating his concerns over security just weeks before the World Twenty20 game between India and Pakistan is due to take place in Dharamsala.

The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has confirmed it will host games in the US during its 2016 edition, while the Twenty20 cricket tournament’s defending champion has also announcing it has rebranded.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that Lord’s in London, along with four other venues, will be utilised for England’s staging of the 2017 Women’s World Cup national team tournament.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has today (Thursday) unveiled governance reforms in a move that will seek to cut back the powerful positions established in the global game by the national bodies of India, England and Australia.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has today (Monday) imposed a 20-year ban on former national team player Gulam Bodi after he admitted to contriving or attempting to fix matches during last year’s edition of domestic Twenty20 tournament the T20 Challenge Series.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has handed bans to two former players in relation to the spot-fixing scandal that hit the 2013 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), while Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has suspended a bowling coach for the national team amid allegations concerning an attempt to fix a Test match against the West Indies last year.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has today (Thursday) unveiled the six teams that will compete in the inaugural edition of its Women’s Super League this year.

International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson has said the global governing body will make the establishment of a formal competition for the Test format one of its main priorities this year.