Cricket

Shashank Manohar has today (Thursday) become the first elected independent chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) following approval of constitutional amendments by the sport’s world governing body.

Shashank Manohar has today (Tuesday) resigned as president of the powerful Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in a bid to retain power as chairman of the sport’s global governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Pakistan Super League (PSL) chairman Najam Sethi has said talks are taking place with the Twenty20 cricket competition’s franchises to bring forward expansion plans.

Najam Sethi, chairman of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), has hailed the $2.6m (€2.3m) profit generated during the inaugural edition of the Twenty20 tournament as a “great achievement” for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

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The South African Rugby Union’s (SARU) bid for the 2023 Rugby World Cup was dealt a blow today (Monday) after Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula banned it and three other national federations from hosting and bidding for international events over failings in meeting racial transformation targets in their respective sports.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has said it is considering staging the 2017 edition of Twenty20 competition the Indian Premier League (IPL) abroad, while it plans to become the latest nation to embrace day-night Test cricket later this year.

Cricket Australia, the governing body of the sport in the country, has confirmed that capital city Canberra will host a Test match during the national team’s 2018-19 season.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has today (Wednesday) moved to strengthen its governance by appointing Rahul Johri as its first chief executive.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has continued its overhaul of the domestic game by introducing a revamped one-day tournament, entitled the Pakistan Cup, to the calendar.

International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson has said he is keen to expand the World Twenty20 national team tournament and has stressed that cricket’s potential participation in multi-sport events such as the Olympic Games must not come at the expense of the governing body’s existing competitions.

West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Dave Cameron has said the governing body will meet with its players in June in a bid to resolve the long-running financial dispute between the two parties.

Sports data provider Opta has agreed a data partnership with the International Cricket Council (ICC), while rival firm Sportradar has struck a similar deal with the South African Rugby Union (SARU).

The International Cricket Council (ICC) was today (Wednesday) forced into the late switch of the World Twenty20 group match between host nation India and Pakistan from Dharamsala to Kolkata owing to security concerns in the former city.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has said that its anti-corruption unit has prevented a match-fixing plot and identified the individuals involved as the global governing body prepares for the start of its World Twenty20 national team tournament in India.

Anurag Thakur, secretary for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), has criticised Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh for stating his concerns over security just weeks before the World Twenty20 game between India and Pakistan is due to take place in Dharamsala.