Cricket

Full membership of the International Cricket Council (ICC) is to be reviewed every five years instead of being permanently enshrined for sport’s elite nations, it has been revealed.

Indian cricket star Virat Kohli has signed a lucrative endorsement deal with German sportswear company Puma.

The final of the 2017 Pakistan Super League (PSL) will remain in Lahore after the Twenty20 cricket competition’s franchise-owners were assured over security provisions for the event.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has released the schedule for this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL), with the city of Indore set to host a match in the Twenty20 competition for the first time since 2011.

Former Pakistan batsman Nasir Jamshed has been named as one of two men to be arrested in the UK in relation to a corruption investigation surrounding Twenty20 franchise competition the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

The International Cricket Council (ICC) will make a final decision on a new financial and governance structure at a meeting in April after agreeing “in principle” to reverse a move to put the boards of Australia, England and India in charge of the game’s administration.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has unveiled plans for a new franchise-based Twenty20 league and is seeking overseas investment in its teams.

US sports development company Global Sports Ventures (GSV), a commercial partner of the USA Cricket Association (USACA), has unveiled plans to invest $2.4bn (€2.23bn) in infrastructure and business development which could include up to eight cricket-specific stadiums across the country.

SportBusiness International was premature in predicting the end of Bernie Ecclestone's Formula 1 career as he become embroiled in a bribery scandal in 2014. However a series of features from the time are relevant now the octogenarian CEO's reign over the sport has come to an end, writes Ben Cronin.

Cricket Australia has confirmed that next year's Big Bash League will feature an additional eight matches, but the national governing body has ruled out the possibility of more franchises being added to the Twenty20 competition in the immediate future.

Ben Cronin, global lead of network client solutions, Publicis Media Sport & Entertainment, explains why financial brands are rethinking their sponsorship game plan.

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has hired Englishman Johnny Grave, currently commercial director of the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) in the UK, as its new chief executive.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that the second edition of its Super League (PSL) Twenty20 franchise competition will conclude in Lahore as part of ongoing efforts to return high-level cricket to the country.

The United Arab Emirates will host the inaugural edition of a new Twenty20 cricket tournament later this month, the Emirates Cricket Board has announced.

Anurag Thakur and Ajay Shirke have been removed as the president and secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) by the country’s Supreme Court after failing to implement a series of governance reforms.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has imposed a two-year ban on former national team batsman Alviro Petersen in the latest punishment stemming from a match-fixing scandal concerning the 2015 season of domestic Twenty20 competition the T20 Challenge Series.