Cricket

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).

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reported strong interest in a tender floated for two new Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises, with over 10 companies said to have put their names forward to acquire rights to the teams.

Newly appointed International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Shashank Manohar has criticised the organisation’s so-called ‘Big Three’ arrangement, which he feels gives the sport’s three leading national bodies greater authority than they should have.

International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson has stated that a “major format” such as Twenty20 will be targeted for a potential tilt at the programme for the Olympic Games after holding what is said to have been productive talks with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The financial standing of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has been given a significant boost following the country’s co-hosting of this year’s World Cup.

Narayanaswami Srinivasan’s tenure as chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) was brought to a close today (Monday) after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) withdrew backing for its former president.

Sundar Raman, a key architect in the development of the Indian Premier League as one of sport’s most lucrative competitions, has resigned as chief operating officer of the Twenty20 cricket league.

Retired managing director of the Australian division of mining giant Rio Tinto, David Peever, has been elected as the new chairman of Cricket Australia (CA).

Rob Ridley asks Cricket Australia about its plans to host the inaugural day and night test next month, and whether it will help to create cricket’s new breed of 24hr party people.

Cricket Australia, the sport’s governing body in the country, has revealed that it recorded a net surplus of Aus$99m (€65m/$71.9m) during the financial year immediately following its co-hosting of the 2015 World Cup.

Bangladesh has been confirmed as the host nation of the 2016 Asia Cup, with the national team cricket tournament set to switch to Twenty20 format for the first time.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will open a tender process for two new Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises after upholding the suspensions handed out to the Twenty20 competition’s Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals teams.