The panel earlier noted that while the guidelines of the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process were followed, the “the pitch did not demonstrate excessive unevenness or spin.”
Reddy, raised in Hyderabad, India, has also played in the Vijay Hazare Trophy as well as has had a stint as a net bowler in the Indian Premier League for the SunRisers Hyderabad.
The ICC flatly rejected this change, keeping the standard 50-over duration intact across all bilateral and tournament windows. The board officially put to rest plans to expand the World Test Championship (WTC) to a 12-team event.
The ICC flatly rejected this change, keeping the standard 50-over duration intact across all bilateral and tournament windows. The board officially put to rest plans to expand the World Test Championship (WTC) to a 12-team event.
Ben Stokes is one of only three men in history to achieve the prestigious Test double of over 7,000 runs and 250 wickets. In the 2019 ODI World Cup Final, Ben Stokes rescued England with a masterful, unbeaten 84 to force a dramatic Super Over victory against New Zealand. In the 2022 T20 World Cup Final, his gritty, unbeaten 52 anchored a tense chase against Pakistan to anchor England to the trophy.
Ben Stokes is one of only three men in history to achieve the prestigious Test double of over 7,000 runs and 250 wickets. In the 2019 ODI World Cup Final, Ben Stokes rescued England with a masterful, unbeaten 84 to force a dramatic Super Over victory against New Zealand. In the 2022 T20 World Cup Final, his gritty, unbeaten 52 anchored a tense chase against Pakistan to anchor England to the trophy.
The ICC’s newly launched post-pregnancy guidelines mark a significant step forward for women’s cricket, establishing a structured pathway for players returning to elite competition after childbirth.
The ICC’s newly launched post-pregnancy guidelines mark a significant step forward for women’s cricket, establishing a structured pathway for players returning to elite competition after childbirth.
The eight teams will play each other once in a single round-robin structure, with the trophy to be lifted on November 30.
As of now, only nine full-member nations are involved in the tournament, while Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and Ireland are not part of the elite cycle.
When the India Women’s team met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 5, Pratika was seen wearing a medal which raised speculation among fans.
The final of the T20 World Cup 2026 is likely to be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
The Indian cricket team refused to collect the trophy from Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi after winning the final last month.
The swashbuckling left-hander has been rewarded for her stellar form with the bat in the lead-up to the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025.
The 25-year-old continued his remarkable rise by amassing 314 runs in seven T20Is during the Asia Cup, finishing as the tournament’s leading run-scorer and deservedly winning the player of the tournament.
It is said that India has appealed the decision against Suryakumar Yadav, with potential for increased sanctions if the appeal is unsuccessful.
Suryakumar Yadav showed solidarity for the families of victims of Pahalgam attack and dedicated the victory to the Indian armed forces.
Decision from ICC regarding PCB’s complaint to be out soon
While Team India continued to not shake hands with the players from the opponent team, Pakistani players took the matter further with their controversial gestures throughout the match
The suspension is an unfortunate but necessary step to protect the long-term interests of the game and the ICC’s top priority remains ensuring that the athletes and the sport itself are not impacted due to the suspension.
The spin duo have been handed reprimands for breaching ICC Code of Conduct during the Asia Cup match against Sri Lanka.
Pakistan’s canceled press conference sparks speculation, as PCB fumes over ICC’s refusal to remove match referee Andy Pycroft for alleged misconduct.
It is to be noted that the Pakistan cricket team’s media manager filmed a meeting between match referee Andy Pycroft and team officials, including head coach Mike Hesson, captain Salman Ali Agha ahead of their game against UAE.
Reports highlight that the dispute is reportedly centered around the PCB’s unauthorized filming of a meeting with match referee Andy Pycroft and their persistent demand for his removal.
Amid the ongoing geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan post the Pahalgam attack, there were reported boycott calls from many corners of the country.
ICC Chairman Jay Shah believes the all-female panel is an historic moment for women’s cricket and thinks it will help lead to many more success stories around the world in the future.
WCA, the global players’ association, has called ICC’s move as the contravention of the agreement they had signed with ICC.
The 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup will commence on September 30 with matches scheduled to be played across five venues.
Several noted and classy players have won the Men’s ICC Player of the match award on multiple occasions.
West Indies legends addressed the issues that the national team have been facing
What is the current pressing matter as far as the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 matches scheduled in Bengaluru?
In the ICC Board meeting held in Harare in April, cricket’s apex-body had no intention to contract player rights through a third party such as WCA.
As per the UK-based media house, The Guardian, the regional qualifiers stipulate that the highest-ranking T20 international (T20I) team from each continent, will be granted permission to appear at the LA28 games.
It is also reported that the USA will not be given a free spot without qualification for the LA Olympics 2028 despite being the host nation
Sanjog Gupta’s name was approved by ICC Chairman Jay Shah.
The latest reform was implemented during the first ODI played between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh played at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on July 2
If the World Club Championship starts next year, players will face the conundrum to serve which team if their sides from different leagues make it to the marquee competition.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has introduced a notable reform to the powerplay rules in T20 Internationals (T20I).
The changes were recommended by the ICC Men’s Cricket Committee, headed by Sourav Ganguly and including playing participation in over 2000 international matches across its members.
On completing 18 years in international cricket, Rohit has dropped an image on Instagram story with his helmet.
Hosts England featuring in the opening clash against Sri Lanka at Edgbaston on June 12 in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026.
With the four-day Test move, ICC is looking to enhance the confidence of smaller nations to play more Tests.
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After South Africa’s win over Australia at Lords, Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma revealed that he heard Australia players use the term ‘choke’ while he was batting at the crease.
The moderations will take place next year but the other changes to the playing conditions will be applied from this month.
MS Dhoni had a memorable international career from 2004 to 2019. He has been one of the most successful Indian captains leading Men in Blue to three ICC titles including the 2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 ODI World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy.
The upcoming Test series between India and England will be played with amended rules from the ICC.
With the inclusion of cricket in the LA Olympics 2028, the issue has emerged as the Caribbean island countries come together to play cricket as one unit as the West Indies. While in the Olympics, only sovereign nations are allowed to compete.
Before Shah, star Team India players Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, and Suryakumar Yadav also dedicated their X posts to Indian armed forces.
In the following listicle, we will have a look at the three reasons why India will not play against Pakistan again in future.
Salman Khan, who became the Cricket Canada CEO in January this year, has denied the allegations levelled against him, but despite that, the ICC have now decided to get to the bottom of the situation.
BCCI refused to send the Indian cricket team to Pakistan to play the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, and as per the hybrid model, the ICC allowed the India matches to happen in Dubai.
The talks around its scrapping comes from the recommendation from the ICC’s cricket committee.
Notably, cricket is one of the five new sports that are being introduced in the 2028 Oympics. The other four sports are squash, flag football, baseball/softball, and lacrosse.
In place of Joel Wilson and Michael Gough, the ICC has added the likes of England’s Alex Wharf and South Africa’s Allahuddien Palekar in the 12-member elite panel of umpires list.
Notably, the International Cricketer Council (ICC) banned the use of saliva on the ball due to the effect of Covid-19 pandemic.
The tournament was coming back after eight years and was successfully concluded by the ICC from February 19 to March 9.
Pandya said that he is still not done yet and still needs to add 5 to 6 more ICC trophies in his trophy cabinet.
The letter from HRW was sent to the ICC on behalf of Minky Warden, their Director of Global Initiatives, in the build-up to the coveted Champions Trophy 2025 final.
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In Australia’s comprehensive Test series victory on Sri Lankan soil in February 2025, Matthew Kuhnemann played an instrumental role with the ball.
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Despite ICC explaining on the blunder, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has enquired for a detailed explanation around the matter despite an informal communication from the global governing body.
The Proteas have called Gerald Coetzee back to the team after the fast bowler recovered from the hamstring injury that restricted that restircted to participate in the ongoing South Africa T20 League (SA20) 2025.
With that, the expectation of Rohit Sharma potentially making his way to Pakistan to be a part of the captains photo-op for the ICC Champions 2025, is now off the table.
South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt skippers the ICC Women’s T20I Team of the Year, which includes three Indian players, namely Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, and Deepti Sharma.
The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup winning captain Rohit Sharma leads an ICC Men’s T20I Team of the Year that features no fewer than eight nations.
In 2024, Arshdeep Singh took 36 wickets in just 18 T20I matches for the Indian cricket team at an average of 15.31 at an economy rate of 7.49.
Asia dominates the ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year with 10 out of 11 players, including no Indian ones, with the captaincy going to Sri Lanka’s Charith Asalanka.
South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt leads the line for the ICC Women’s ODI Team of the Year and does so as opener following another momentous year with the bat.
Notably, India and Pakistan have been placed in Group A alongside New Zealand and Bangladesh.
The inaugural season of the Champions Trophy was won by South Africa in 1998, while the current champions are Pakistan, who won the last edition in 2017.
Jasprit Bumrah is among the favourites to win the player of the month award for his standout performance in the recently ended 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
In a two-tier system, the Test playing nations will be divided into two groups where the top tier teams will likely be India, Australia, England, Pakistan, South Africa, and New Zealand.
ICC will also confirm the schedule for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 very soon.
Basit Ali openly criticised the PCB for accepting the purported arrangement of hosting the Champions Trophy 2025 under hybrid model, claiming it provided no significant value to Pakistan cricket.
Pakistan will get to host ICC women’s tournament after 2027, due to the Indian men’s cricket team not travelling there for Champions Trophy 2025.
ICC penalised West Indies pacer Alzarri Joseph for his on-field behaviour during the first ODI against Bangladesh.
The next ICC meeting on the deadlock surrounding the Champions Trophy 2025 will be taking place on Saturday, December 7.
ICC will reportedly conduct a board meeting on December 5 amid the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025 debate.
Pakistan wants to host all the matches of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on its home soil.
It is to be noted that if the hybrid model is accepted, India is set to play all its matches in the UAE, however, the ball currently lies in PCB’s court after ICC’s stern call.
ICC are reportedly mulling the option of moving the Champions Trophy 2025 out of Pakistan while letting the PCB retain the hosting rights.
India have opted not to send their team to Pakistan for the 2025 Champions Trophy and proposed a hybrid model where India will play their matches outside Pakistan However, PCB also made a clear stance on hosting the entire tournament in Pakistan.
As per the contract, the ICC has to declare the itinerary for the 2025 Champions Trophy at least 90 days before the event and distribute it to all stakeholders.
With almost three months remaining for the tournament, the ICC is set to take the final call on the Champions Trophy in 2025.
As per the tentative schedule, the ICC Champions Trophy will be played from February 19 till March 9 in Pakistan.
PCB had scheduled for the Champions Trophy tour to go through the PoK cities of Skardu, Hunza, and Muzaffarabad.
The participation of the Indian cricket team in ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan is not yet confirmed with the final decision resting in the hands of the government.
South African skipper Laura Wolvaardt who led her team to two back-to-back World Cup finals, has also been appointed as the skipper for ICC’s team of the tournament.
The transgender women will be excluded from Tiers 1 and 2 of the ECB’s new women’s county competition, as well as The Hundred.
Jay Shah has established himself as one of the most influential personalities in international cricket. Have a look at his whopping net worth.
Sunil Gavaskar advised the International Cricket Council (ICC) to conduct audit of various cricket boards to justify their revenues.
Jay Shah hailed Test as the “bedrock” of cricket and spoke to continue prioritising it during his tenure, which commences from December 1, 2024.
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Notably, Jay Shah is set to be the youngest chairman in the ICC history.
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