Tag Archives: ICC

Umpire Mark Benson announcing a hurried retirement could be the first casualty of the new Decision Review System (DRS), which is creating more controversy with each passing day. On Sunday, the Sri Lankan skipper and his Indian counterpart too clashed ... Read More »

A task team of International Cricket Council discussed strategies and possible solutions to assist the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in meeting its commitments under the Future Tours Programmes, an ICC statement said on Sunday. No team is ready to visit ... Read More »

United Nation have lavished praise on the ICC for its commitment towards social responsibility and said the cricket governing body’s effort to use the game to promote peace, development and understanding has been commendable. “The work of the ICC in ... Read More »

India will clash with Bangladesh in the opening match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 in Dhaka on February 19, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday. The first match takes place two days after the opening ceremony ... Read More »

The International Cricket Council has decided to “suspend” the ‘Whereabouts Clause’ of the World Anti-Doping Agency until the concerns of Indian players’ about it are resolved. “We need to find a solution to the practical problem India is having, which ... Read More »

India have been placed in Group B — along with England and South Africa — for the 2011 World Cup in the sub-continent, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Wednesday after a Board meeting. “In Group A there will ... Read More »

New Zealand will adopt a familiar role of underdogs when they confront title holders and hot favourites Australia on Monday in the ICC Champions Trophy final. Form and tradition are stacked against the ‘Black Caps’, but that will not concern ... Read More »

Indians shone at the International Cricket Council awards night with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Gautam Gambhir named as the ODI and Test Players of the Year at a glittering ceremony on Thursday. The most coveted Cricketer of the Year ... Read More »

India has agreed to play against Pakistan in a bilateral series in a revised draft of the Future Tours Program that would be discussed at ICC’s chief executive committee meeting in Johannesburg on October 1. Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ejaz ... Read More »

The strong stand taken by the BCCI against WADA’s contentious ‘whereabouts’ clause has found a groundswell of support, with the cricket boards of six other Test-playing nations, including Cricket Australia, indicating to the ICC that they see merit in the ... Read More »

The ECB’s decision to scrap the 50-over format from its domestic calendar isn’t the best news for the International Cricket Council (ICC)  ahead of the upcoming Champions Trophy (CT) in South Africa next month. However, the ICC says it is ... Read More »

The International Cricket Council has called a meeting with MCC, custodian of the game’s law, to discuss the possibility of hosting a World Test Championship, according to media reports. With dwindling crowd and early retirements among players signalling that the ... Read More »

The World Anti-Doping Agency was set up in 1999 with backing from International Olympic Committee to curb use of drugs in sport globally. ICC signed up in 2006; cricket can’t be part of events like Asian Games or Olympics without ... Read More »

Melbourne, July 20 (ANI): Australia’s premier cricket writer Robert Craddock has said that South African and ICC elite umpire Rudi Koertzen should be asked to retire immediately following several questionable decisions that he took in the ongoing second Ashes Test ... Read More »

Cardiff (Wales), July 14 (ANI): International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee Jeff Crowe said last night that England and captain Andrew Strauss were not reported by umpires Aleem Dar or Billy Doctrove for alleged time wasting tactics, and therefore, no ... Read More »