Cricket

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.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed financial services company Deloitte to aid a major reform plan.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has unveiled details of funding increases across the men’s and women’s game and has stated it will seek a meeting with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) concerning the opportunities for cricket in multi-sport events.

Major League Baseball (MLB) ballparks in New York, Los Angeles and Houston have been confirmed as the host venues for a new Twenty20 cricket series backed by Australia and India legends Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar.

Shashank Manohar has pledged to implement reforms to shore up the administration of Indian cricket after being returned to power as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Ben Schwerin, director of partnerships for social media platform Snapchat and Andrew Strauss, director of England Cricket, have been announced as the latest additions to the speaker line up for the Leaders Sport Business Summit, which takes place on October 7-8 at Stamford Bridge in London.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has backtracked on its decision to stage its new franchise-based Twenty20 league in Qatar, stating that it will now be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from February 4-24 next year.

The Pitch International agency has been appointed by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to drive a new commercial strategy.