Cricket

Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has acquired rights for the 2019 edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 League cricket tournament, taking place November 14-24

OTT operator YuppTV has acquired digital streaming rights across a host of markets for India’s home cricket international matches in the 2019-20 season.

India should consider legalising sports betting and introducing legislation to deal with match-fixing, Ajit Singh Shekhawat, the head of the Anti-Corruption Unit at the Board of Control for Cricket in…

Indian cement manufacturer Ambuja Cements will be the official partner of the Indian cricket team for its upcoming six-game home series against South Africa

The Afghanistan Cricket Board has postponed the start of the second season of its Afghanistan Premier League T20 cricket competition due to missing payments from the league’s commercial partner, Snixer S…

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has opted to take control of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) after a dispute with six of the seven owners of the domestic Twenty20 competition’s franchises.

Carmaker Skoda has officially launched its 'Single Wicket' marketing initiative in India, in which it is organising cricket competitions for 100,000 schoolchildren

The six franchises in the Pakistan Super League cricket tournament are refusing the Pakistan Cricket Board's demand to produce bank guarantees ahead of the new season, until they are provided with audited…

Surrey County Cricket Club has seen a surge in ticket sales thanks to England’s victory in the ICC Cricket World Cup and a new family zone at the Kia Oval. Chief executive Richard Gould talks to Ben Cronin about the club's commercial successes and offers his take on the ECB Hundred.

The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Twenty20 cricket franchise has announced that the St Lucia Zouks will replace the St Lucia Stars franchise for the 2019 season following the termination of a participation…

Organisers of the Euro T20 Slam, the world’s first multinational Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament, have postponed its launch by a year amid reports of financial difficulties.

Adam Nelson reports on how the International Cricket Council revamped its broadcast coverage ahead of the 2019 Cricket World Cup, focusing on storytelling to attract new audiences and break digital engagement records

Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), owner of the Lord’s Ground in London and the sole authority on the Laws of Cricket, has said the International Cricket Council is stepping up plans for the sport to secure i…

The International Cricket Council has released the final digital content viewing figures for this year’s men’s Cricket Word Cup in England, revealing record-breaking levels of digital engagement for a c…

The International Cricket Council has today (Monday) officially launched the inaugural World Test Championship, which will get underway on August 1 and conclude in June 2021 at a to-be-confirmed UK venue

The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup has demonstrated that there is a significant market for the ECB's new competition, The Hundred, according to its managing director, Sanjay Patel. He tells Adam Nelson how the ECB intends to capitalise on England's stunning World Cup victory and extend the sport's moment in the sun well beyond this summer.

Sky Sport’s decision to share coverage of the Cricket World Cup with Channel 4 meant an additional 4.8 million are estimated to have watched the Cricket World Cup final. Ben Cronin, global head, Publicis Sport & Entertainment, interprets the viewing figures for a memorable Sunday of sport.

Highlights of our 'media: the world beyond football' at SDMS London. How are rights owners outside the big money football bubble are developing effective media strategies?