Cricket

Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi is set to become the new president of the International Cricket Council (ICC), while the sport’s governing body has waded into the dispute between India and the West Indies by stating that players who disrupt international series may be barred from playing in lucrative domestic events such as the Indian Premier League (IPL).

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has called for a “mutually agreeable solution” to its dispute with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has issued the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) with a $41.97m (€32.8m) damages claim in the wake of the West Indies’ withdrawal from its tour of India last month.

Cricket Australia (CA) has reported revenue of almost A$300m (€206m/$263.5m) for the 2013-14 season to leave the national governing body in a strong financial position ahead of its co-hosting of the 2015 World Cup.

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has asked for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to enter into talks after the latter threatened legal action in the wake of West Indies’ withdrawal from its series in India.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has suspended bilateral tours to the West Indies following the collapse of the series between the two teams last week.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is considering pursuing damages worth in the region of $65m (€51.6m) from the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) after a dispute between the latter governing body and the West Indies team forced a premature end to its international series in India.

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has denied that it is to cancel the remainder of its ongoing tour in India due to a pay dispute between the national body and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA).

The Cricket Australia (CA) governing body is to consider introducing a draft system for its young players in a bid to better compete with rival sporting codes and ensure a more even distribution of talent in the country.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has appointed IMG Media executive Tom Harrison as its new chief executive officer.

The head of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has criticised leading cricket officials for a fixation with money that he believes is hindering the sport’s prospects of global development.

Mohammad Ashraful will be able to resume playing competitive cricket in 2016 after the former Bangladesh captain had his suspension for match-fixing in the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 competition reduced on appeal.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has relocated its World Cricket League (WCL) Division 3 tournament from Uganda to Malaysia due to safety and security concerns.

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N. Srinivasan has failed in his latest bid for reinstatement as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), with India’s Supreme Court granting the Justice Mudgal Committee an additional two months to complete and present its report into alleged corruption in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

David Richardson, chief executive of the International Cricket Council (ICC), has praised Australia and New Zealand’s preparations for the 2015 World Cup but issued a warning over complacency ahead of next year’s national team tournament.