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August 24, 2021 Abhinav Goel

ICC suspends Zimbabwe spinner Roy Kaia from bowling for illegal action

Kaia has played three Tests but has not been able to take a wicket in the three innings he has bowled in.

August 17, 2021 Abhinav Goel

When are India’s matches in T20 World Cup 2021?

The T20 World Cup is scheduled to start from October 17 in the UAE.

August 10, 2021 Saurabh Ganguly

ICC pushing for Cricket’s inclusion in Olympics, sets its eyes on 2028 LA Games

Cricket is also set to feature in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

July 28, 2021 Saurabh Ganguly

India-New Zealand final most watched match in inaugural World Test Championship, ICC confirms

Test cricket is here to stay.

July 14, 2021 Rohan Gulaty

Zimbabwe’s Roy Kaia reported for suspicious bowling action; video footages to be reviewed by ICC

The 29-year-old will be allowed to bowl in international cricket till the time his action is being assessed and reviewed by an expert panel.

July 14, 2021 Saurabh Ganguly

ICC announce complete fixtures for WTC 2021-23, India to play England, South Africa and Bangladesh in away series

The new cycle of the World Test Championship is set to begin in August 2021 with the cut off set at March 2023.

July 13, 2021 Saurabh Ganguly

ICC don’t want me to use the Universe Boss bat – Chris Gayle explains the need of new stickers

The 41-year-old made 67 from 38 as the Men In Maroon chased down 142 in 14.5 overs, winning the third T20I by six wickets and consequently clinching the series with two matches to go.

July 8, 2021 Abhinav Mishra

ICC board relieves Manu Sawhney from CEO’s post with immediate effect

Geoff Allardice will continue as Acting CEO supported by the Leadership Team working closely with the ICC Board, the cricket body said in a statement.

July 7, 2021 Saurabh Ganguly

WATCH: 9 times MS Dhoni’s tactical moves were adjudged best by ICC

Dhoni wasn’t as much a risk taker as an assessor of the situation.

July 5, 2021 Abhinav Mishra

17 nations express interest to host ICC tournaments in 2024-31 event calendar

India, England and Australia are also in this list of 17 countries who have expressed their interest to host ICC events in the next cycle.

July 1, 2021 Saurabh Ganguly

UAE players Amir Hayat, Ashfaq Ahmed banned for eight years under ICC Anti-Corruption Code

The ban have been backdated to September 13, 2020 which was when they were suspended provisionally.

July 1, 2021 Saurabh Ganguly

PCB to approach ICC for hosting rights of six events in next cycle

It is being learned that the board wants to host the Champions Trophy in 2025 and 2029 on their own.

June 30, 2021 Saurabh Ganguly

ICC to introduce new points system for World Test Championship

The first and the main change that they are incorporating is that unlike the previous edition where each series was attributed a total of 120 points, the second edition will see the same accreted points for each match- a maximum of 12 per match.

June 29, 2021 Vaidehi Singh

T20 World Cup to take place in UAE and Oman, confirms ICC

The T20 World Cup is scheduled to take place from October 17, with final set to take place on November 14.

June 28, 2021 Rohan Gulaty

ICC T20 World Cup 2021 to take place in UAE from October 17

The mega event is scheduled to begin on October 17 with the finals on November 14.

June 24, 2021 Sudharshan Sridharan

India’s struggle in the ICC knockout stages over the years in numbers

Despite consistently performing well in big events, Team India hasn’t managed to cross the line in knockout stages.

June 23, 2021 Sudharshan Sridharan

From India losing all Tests in Southampton to New Zealand winning 2nd ICC trophy since 2000 -WTC 2021 final stats review

The World Test Championship final entered the 6th day due to poor weather and in the end New Zealand won…

June 21, 2021 Swati Bhatia

WTC Final 2021: Admit it, you messed up!

After chewing up Day 1 of the World Test Championship final, the rain was again in a mood to hog all the attention. The persistent downpour forced the officials to abandon Day 4 of the “so-called” final.

June 21, 2021 Saurabh Ganguly

One-off and incredibly important cricket game should NOT be played in UK: KP gives alternate venue suggestion

While rain washed out the complete Day 1 and Day 4, bad light interrupted the game on Day 2 and 3. Following the turn of events, the English weather, known for its unpredictable nature, is being criticised.

June 18, 2021 Rohan Gulaty

Reserve Day or Reserve Venue: Here’s why ICC need to start pondering on providing reserve venue for knockout games

ICC have confirmed that reserve day (June 23) has now come into picture to complete the WTC Final 2021, the big question is – Will that be enough to produce a result?

June 16, 2021 Rohan Gulaty

What is science? Science is the man: WATCH Saeed Ajmal’s hilarious take on ICC’s ’15-degree rule’

Ajmal claimed that he can train any youngster to bowl a doosra in one month within 15 degrees of straightening of the elbow joint

June 15, 2021 Saurabh Ganguly

Is Rashid Khan’s real age 29? A Facebook user claims Afghanistan bowler is hiding his real age

A Facebook user named Rahmat Ullah has now made some serious allegations against the Afghani star.

June 15, 2021 Saurabh Ganguly

ICC responds after reports of bio-bubble breach by New Zealand players surface

However, ahead of the titular encounter, the teams have been in news for the off-field developments.

June 8, 2021 Rohan Gulaty

2021 T20 World Cup likely to begin from October 17; final to be held on November 14: Reports

ICC are reportedly also planning to shift the first round of 2021 T20 World Cup to Oman.

June 8, 2021 Saurabh Ganguly

ICC unlikely to allow BCCI to extend IPL 2021 till October 15 due to T20 World Cup: Reports

Although the venue for the second phase of IPL is finalised as the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the T20 World Cup is currently scheduled to happen in India but may also be relocated to UAE.

June 8, 2021 Saurabh Ganguly

Fans vote 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy as ‘Ultimate Test Series’ in ICC poll

The 2005 Ashes between England and Australia also made it to the semifinals, but it ended up losing to the 1999 series between India and Pakistan.

June 5, 2021 Abhinav Goel

ICC and BCCI in talks over Oman hosting some T20 World Cup matches

Even if the tournament is shifted out of the country, India will still retain the hosting rights.

June 1, 2021 Rohan Gulaty

ICC gives BCCI time till 28th June to decide on T20 World Cup venue

The tournament is expected to shift to UAE if the board fails to come up with a concrete plan by next month.

May 28, 2021 aditya sportstiger

BIG UPDATE | ICC puts a reserve ‘6th day’ for WTC final to make up time loss during first five days

What was worrying signs for the cricket fans was the fact that the weather in Southampton from June 18 to 22 wasn’t that pleasing and rain was expected to play spoilsport in the game.

BCCI responds to allegations of holding India women’s prize money from 2020 T20 World Cup

It is learned that even after receiving the whole money from ICC, the Indian board still holds the prize money of the women cricketers for more than a year now.

May 24, 2021 Ketaki Pole

May 23, 2021 Swati Bhatia

BIG NEWS | Two Sri Lankan players and one staff member test positive for COVID-19 in Dhaka: Reports

First match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh ODI is scheduled to be played today

May 19, 2021 Vaidehi Singh

Close to 4000 fans set to be a part of WTC final between India & New Zealand

The WTC final is slated to take place from June 18 between India and New Zealand.

May 15, 2021 Saurabh Ganguly

ICC considering expansion of T20 World Cup to 20 teams: Reports

Cricket has a lot of distance to travel if it indeed aims to become as globalised as football.

May 7, 2021 Saurabh Ganguly

ICC cancels major T20 tournament due to COVID-19 outbreak

While the safety and health of players and personnel involved remains the priority, there is also the criticism of whether such events should happen at all when the world is going through a medical emergency.

April 22, 2021 Rohan Gulaty

ICC expected to follow ‘two-venue template’ being used in IPL 2021 for the 2021 T20 World Cup in India

The 16-team tournament will take place in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Lucknow and Dharamsala.

April 21, 2021 Saurabh Ganguly

International cricketer gets banned for 5 years from all forms of cricket

Qadeer’s offences include failing to report corrupt approaches on several occasions including the Zimbabwe series in 2019.

April 14, 2021 SportsTiger Staff

Babar Azam dethrones Virat Kohli from No 1 spot in ODI rankings, Wasim Jaffer’s tweet leaves netizens in splits

While many have congratulated Babar Azam for his career-best ranking, former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer was no different. However, Jaffer did in his own style.

April 14, 2021 Saurabh Ganguly

Babar Azam surpasses Virat Kohli to become number 1 ranked ODI batsman after 1258 days

The 26-year-old’s 82-ball 94 in the last match of the series against South Africa helped him gain points and overtake the India captain. He is now 8 points ahead of Virat.

April 13, 2021 SportsTiger Staff

Indian fast bowler awarded ICC Men’s Player of the Month for March

Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s heroics with the ball in the recently concluded white-ball series against England helped him win the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for March 2021.

April 4, 2021 Saurabh Ganguly

ICC set to increase number of participating teams in T20 World Cup

Notably, the number of teams participating in the event were reduced to 10 for the 2019 edition of the tournament.

April 4, 2021 Swati Bhatia

BCCI to provide visa to Pakistan team to come India

The BCCI’s response to ICC comes after the PCB had sought a written assurance from BCCI regarding visas for its players, fans, officials and journalists.

April 1, 2021 Rohan Gulaty

‘Umpire’s Call’ will remain: Check out 3 major decisions taken in latest ICC Cricket Committee meeting

The board has notably also allowed up to 23 members in the squad during major tournaments. The move comes on the back of quarantine and travel restrictions amidst the ongoing pandemic.

March 16, 2021 Rohan Gulaty

Stuart Broad takes dig at ICC after it rates Ahmedabad pitch used in third Test as ‘Average’

It was the Pink-ball Test which India had won comfortably by 10 wickets in the end. Notably, it was also only the third Test in Asia to be finished in two days while being the shortest completed Test in terms of balls bowled, since the Second World War.

March 8, 2021 aditya sportstiger

Fans troll Kamran Akmal and Pakistan’s fielding as ICC wishes Ross Taylor on his birthday

ICC’s post didn’t turn out well for the Pakistan players who were at the receiving end of Taylor’s high-class knock.

March 8, 2021 Rohan Gulaty

ICC announces expansion of women’s cricket post 2023 cycle, introduces Women’s T20 Champions Cup

ICC have also introduced Women’s T20 Champions Cup. The inaugural edition of the tournament will be held in 2027.

March 1, 2021 Saurabh Ganguly

ICC Test Rankings Update: Rohit, Axar and Ashwin make impressive gains after Ahmedabad win

Currently, Rohit rating points aggregate stands at 742 which is 20 more than his previous best of 722 which he touched in October 2019 when he was ranked 10th.

February 27, 2021 Saurabh Ganguly

Michael Vaughan labels ICC “toothless” for allowing India to get away with pitches like Ahmedabad

Vaughan highlighted how broadcasters would not be interested in Test cricket if such pitches are continued to be made in the future.