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ICC in talks with boards over non-payment of T20 World Cup dues to players

The governing International Cricket Council (ICC) is in talks with several boards which have yet to pay prize money from this year's Twenty20 World Cup to the players, sources told Reuters on Thursday.

England quick Topley sanctioned for breaching ICC Code of Conduct

The incident took place while England were fielding, with Topley leaving the field after sustaining an injury and found to have taken hold of a chair and aggressively hitting it against the handrail.

Politics vs cricket leaves Champions Trophy up in the air

The Champions Trophy is slated to be played across three venues -- Lahore, Rawalpindi and Karachi -- from February 19 to March 9 next year.

World Test Championship 2025: Final scenarios for five teams

India and Australia remain in the top two spots on the standings and a repeat of the memorable 2023 final at The Oval remains a distinct possibility.

Jayawickrama banned for one year on corruption charges

In August, the ICC charged Jayawickrama for failing to report an approach to fix matches and obstructing an investigation.

Captains' Day: Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 kicks off in style

The tournament, which is being held in the United Arab Emirates, gets underway on Wednesday 3 October when host nation Bangladesh face Scotland at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

ICC Women’s T20 WC 2024 / All-female panel of match officials announced

A group of 10 umpires and three match referees have been appointed as the Emirates ICC Match Officials to oversee the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, which will be hosted by Bangladesh in the UAE.

Jay Shah reveals priorities in new ICC role

Incoming ICC Chair Jay Shah has vowed to prioritise Test cricket in his new role and has promised to allocate more resources to women’s cricket during his tenure.

39 runs from one over: Samoa batter breaks international record

The 39 runs conceded from the over was the most in the history of men's T20I, surpassing the famous 36-run feat achieved by Yuvraj Singh at the inaugural ICC Men's T20 World Cup in 2007 and more recent efforts from Kieron Pollard (2021), Nicholas Pooran (2024), Dipendra Singh Airee (2024) and Rohit Sharma / Rinku Singh (2024).

August 12, 2024
August 12, 2024

Atkinson, Athapaththu crowned ICC Players of the Month

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has today revealed the ICC Players of the Month for July 2024 as England’s Gus Atkinson and Sri Lanka’s Chamari Athapaththu.

August 12, 2024
August 12, 2024

No headway yet on Women’s T20 WC hosting

The Youth and Sports Adviser has also asked BCB to explore the possibility of appointing an interim board president under ICC’s framework.

August 6, 2024
August 6, 2024

ICC monitoring situation in Bangladesh, mulling back-up options

"The ICC is closely monitoring developments in coordination with the Bangladesh Cricket Board [BCB], their security agencies and our own independent security consultants," an ICC statement said.

July 29, 2024
July 29, 2024

‘ICC understands that everything is all right’

The BCB president also informed that the next ICC board meeting will take place in Bangladesh, where the ICC election could also take place.

July 13, 2024
July 13, 2024

Two ICC officials resign as complaints over USA leg pile on

The news broke on Friday that ICC’s head of events Chris Tetley and general manager of marketing and communications Claire Furlong have resigned from their respective posts.

June 28, 2024
June 28, 2024

T20 World Cup purely set up for India: Vaughan

Former England captain Michael Vaughan blasted the ICC for the scheduling of the ICC T20 World Cup, which he believes was tailormade to ensure India goes all the way in the tournament.

June 16, 2024
June 16, 2024

Namibia batter becomes first to retire out in a T20 WC match

History was created in the clash between England and Namibia in Antigua on June 15 (Saturday) as Namibia opener Nikolaas Davin became the first batter in the 17-year-history of the T20 World Cup to ‘retire out’.

June 13, 2024
June 13, 2024

USA hit by first 'stop-clock' penalty at T20 World Cup

The sanction has been introduced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in an effort to speed up play.

June 7, 2024
June 7, 2024

Sri Lanka complain to ICC over 'different treatment' at World Cup

Sri Lanka's sports ministry has dispatched an officer to the United States to look into the welfare of the team, Fernando added.

June 4, 2024
June 4, 2024

ICC criticised for ‘spicy’ New York pitch

“Not sure this is the best introduction to cricket in a new land,” Bhogle wrote on X.