Cricket

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced that the inaugural edition of its Pakistan Super League Twenty20 competition will take place in Doha, Qatar next year.

The owners of Chennai Super Kings have filed a writ petition in the Madras High Court against the recommendation of a two-year ban for the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket franchise, stating the verdict represents a “grave miscarriage of justice.”

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief executive Tom Harrison has suggested the governing body is open to cricket seeking Olympic recognition, while West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Dave Cameron has stated the inclusion of the Twenty20 format would boost the global development of the sport.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has received 28 expressions of interest in hosting a team in its inaugural Women’s Cricket Super League.

A detailed “blueprint” has been drawn up concerning a new governing body for world cricket, according to Lalit Modi, founding father of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced it will form a “comprehensive” code of ethics policy as it seeks to eliminate corruption in the national game.

Kolkata’s iconic Eden Gardens venue will stage the final of the World Twenty20 when the biennial national team cricket tournament takes place in India next year.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has said it will form a working group to study the impact of the Supreme Court verdict into the 2013 Indian Premier League (IPL) corruption scandal, stating there is an “urgent need” to address the issue in order to “uphold the paramountcy” of the sport in the country.

International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Dave Richardson has defended the governing body’s decision to cut its World Cup to 10 teams after further criticism of the move this week.

Indian conglomerate JSW Group has abandoned plans to buy an Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise due to the corruption scandal currently engulfing the Twenty20 cricket tournament.

Organisers of the Champions League T20 (CLT20) cricket competition have shelved the event with immediate effect, citing a lack of interest from fans.

The Marylebone Cricket Club has urged the International Cricket Council to rethink its decision to cut the number of teams at the Cricket World Cup to 10, while also calling for cricket to be considered for inclusion at the Olympic Games.

A panel established by India’s Supreme Court has today (Tuesday) recommended the suspension of leading Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals for a period of two years, in the wake of the spot-fixing scandal that hit the 2013 edition of the Twenty20 cricket competition.

Cricket Australia has announced it will stage a match from its first class Sheffield Shield state competition in New Zealand next year.

JSW Steel chairman Saijan Jindal has said his group is set to acquire an Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise amid growing speculation that Royal Challengers Bangalore will become the first team from the Twenty20 cricket competition to change hands.

Australia and New Zealand’s joint-hosting of the 2015 Cricket World Cup generated more than A$1.1bn (€755m/$844m) in direct spending according to analysis carried out by professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.