Cricket

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has been handed a deadline of October 15 to implement a series of sweeping reforms to its governance, with the organisation continuing its legal action against the process.

Four more South African cricketers, including former international player Thami Tsolekile, have been banned from the sport for conspiring to fix matches in the 2015 edition of domestic Twenty20 competition the T20 Challenge Series.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has today (Tuesday) announced that an agreement has been reached to play two Twenty20 matches in the United States between India and the West Indies later this month, with a view to developing the initiative into an annual event.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is considering plans to launch a second Twenty20 club competition that would rival the likes of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Australia’s Big Bash League (BBL), according to The Telegraph.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) is to introduce racial quotas as part of a wider effort to address concerns over a lack of transformation across some of the country’s national sports teams.

TV Sports Markets' Richard Welbirg looks at Cricket Australia's media rights in sub-Saharan Africa 

The International Cricket Council (ICC) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have jointly appointed Steve Elworthy as managing director for the 2019 World Cup, along with two other major national team tournaments which will take place in England and Wales next year.

International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson has expressed his concern the sport’s fledgling bid to secure a place on the Olympic programme may have become more difficult due to the negativity surrounding golf’s place at the Games.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has stepped up its efforts for cricket to be included in major multi-sport events by stating it will submit an application for a women’s competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, while the global governing body said it has held “constructive” talks over major reforms for the sport’s three formats.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has ratified the suspensions of the USA Cricket Association (USACA) and the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), along with welcoming Saudi Arabia as its 39th associate member.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has today (Friday) confirmed that it will launch a smaller overseas version of its Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 competition later this year.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is reportedly considering a major overhaul of the sport’s one-day international (ODI) format, with a proposal putting forward plans for a new league system that would feature the world’s top 13 countries.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has named six cities as new Test match venues as part of a 2016-17 schedule that marks a major commitment to the longest form of the sport.

International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson has said a two-division league system could be introduced into Test cricket as soon as 2019 as the global governing body continues to wrestle with the subject of ensuring the historic format retains its place as the pinnacle of the sport.

The Brisbane Cricket Ground will host Australian national team matches for the next three summers after a fresh agreement was reached between Cricket Australia, the Queensland Government and Brisbane City Council.

Live television audiences in the UK for cricket’s 2016 World Twenty20 in India increased by 90 per cent in comparison with those for the 2014 tournament in Bangladesh. Average audiences jumped from 145,000 (a 1.8-per-cent share) to 276,000 (a 2.9-per-cent share).