Cricket

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched an investigation into the registration of company names suggesting the formation of rebel cricket organisations, which have been linked to Indian conglomerate the Essel Group.

Pakistan is set to host international cricket for the first time in six years when Zimbabwe tours the country for a limited overs series later this month

Lalit Modi, founding father of the Indian Premier League (IPL), has reiterated he is not part of a potential breakaway world cricket organisation, but has warned the International Cricket Council (ICC) that the initiative is a serious proposition.

Indian conglomerate the Essel Group has rejected suggestions that its pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports is making preparations to launch a breakaway international cricket organisation, although the Mumbai-based company confirmed that it does have global ambitions in the sport.

Fears have emerged over a possible split in world cricket after it was revealed that the Essel Group, the company behind the defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL), has begun registering companies with names that appear to run in competition with national cricket boards.

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), International Equestrian Federation (FEI), International Basketball Federation (Fiba) and International Cricket Council (ICC) have been announced as the latest winners in the inaugural SportBusiness Ultimate Sports Federation and Association Awards.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has launched a new Twenty20 franchise competition that will serve as the curtain-raiser for the African 2015-16 cricket season.

The Asia Cup national team cricket competition will take place as a Twenty20 tournament in 2016, outgoing Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chief executive Syed Ashraful Haq has announced.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has stated it will withhold its next financial contribution to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) amid concerns over political interference in the organisation.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket competition has expanded its partnership with social networking site Twitter for its 2015 season.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will stage fanparks to promote this year’s Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition.

International Cricket Council (ICC) president Mustafa Kamal has resigned from his position as the fallout from his public criticism of umpiring decisions in the recent World Cup quarter-final match between India and his native Bangladesh continues.

International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman N Srinivasan acclaimed the most popular tournament in the competition’s history after the 2015 Cricket World Cup concluded yesterday (Sunday).

The IPL (Indian Premier League) has been hosted in two countries away from its homelands in its short history. Now there is the real prospect of it having a permanent international presence. Elisha Chauhan reports.

West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Dave Cameron has been elected for a second term in charge of the governing body despite enduring a turbulent spell at the helm over recent months.

Jagmohan Dalmiya has been elected as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) more than a decade after he last ran the organisation.