Cricket

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.

The West Indies Cricket Board has hit out at the recommendations of a reform report put together by Caricom, branding a proposal from the inter-governmental Caribbean Community and Common Market organisation for the WICB to dissolve as an “unnecessary and intrusive demand”.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has stressed that security at this month’s U19 World Cup in Bangladesh is of the required standard after Cricket Australia today (Tuesday) withdrew its national team from the event because of concerns over the safety of its squad.

The panel designed to instigate changes in the administration and governance of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has recommended a series of sweeping changes to its setup, along with the prospect of legalising cricket betting in the country.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is poised to resume bilateral ties with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) following a year-long dispute between the two organisations that was sparked by the West Indies abandoning their 2014 tour of India.

The New Rising consortium and mobile phone manufacturer Intex have today (Tuesday) secured the rights to the two new franchises that will replace the Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals from next year’s edition of Twenty20 cricket competition the Indian Premier League (IPL).

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has auctioned off the five franchises for its inaugural Pakistan Super League (PSL), with the bidding process for the Twenty20 tournament netting $93m (€87.7m).

Cricket could return to the Commonwealth Games programme after the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) said it has held productive talks with the International Cricket Council (ICC).