International Cricket Council

Mithali, Yuvraj join star panel as Women's World Cup countdown begins

Inaugurated by ICC Chairman Jay Shah, the programme featured panel discussions on various aspects of women's cricket

Sanjog Gupta appointed ICC CEO, to take charge with immediate effect

Indian media mogul Sanjog Gupta was on Monday named the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jay Shah-led International Cricket Council (ICC) following an elaborate recruitment process which began in March this year. Gupta, who was serving as the CEO (Sports & Live Experiences) at JioStar, will be taking charge of his new role with immediate effect. The ICC said it received more than 2,500 applications from 25 countries from which 12 candidates were shortlisted. "Candidates ranged from leaders associated with sport's governing bodies to senior corporate executives from across sectors," the ICC said. The nominations were forwarded to the Nominations Committee comprising ICC deputy chairman Imran Khwaja, ECB chairman Richard Thompson, SLC president Shammi Silva and BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia. They recommended Gupta for the role. ICC chairman Jay Shah then approved the recommendation, which was ratified by the full ICC board. "I look forward to contributing to the next phase

Ganguly re-appointed as chairperson of ICC men's cricket committee

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has been re-appointed as the chairperson of the ICC men's cricket committee and his longtime national teammate VVS Laxman too has been picked again as one the panel members, the game's global governing body said on Sunday. Ganguly, who led the Indian team with distinction for five years from 2000 to 2005, was first appointed as the committee's chair in 2021. Ganguly, 52, had replaced compatriot Anil Kumble, who stepped down after serving a maximum of three, three-year terms. Besides Ganguly and Laxman, former Afghanistan player Hamid Hassan, West Indies batting great Desmond Haynes, South Africa's Test and ODI skipper Temba Bavuma, and ex-England batter Jonathan Trott were appointed to the committee. The new ICC women's cricket committee comprises former New Zealand off-spinner Catherine Campbell as its chairperson with former Australian player and Avril Fahey and Cricket South Africa's (CSA) Pholetsi Moseki as the other members.

JioHotstar streaming: Champions Trophy final clocked 1.2 billion views

The tournament saw a total of over 5,400 million views, with a cumulative watch time of close to 110 billion minutes, as per its release

What is ICC concussion substitute rule? A loophole in the rule explained

The ICC implemented the concussion substitute rule across all international formats, including Twenty20 and first-class cricket - on 1 August 2019.

Champions Trophy: PCB, ICC to organise opening ceremony in Lahore on Feb 16

The PCB and ICC are also finalizing details for the captains' press conferences and photo shoots, which are expected to be held in Lahore on February 16, just ahead of the tournament's start.

Champions Trophy 2025 schedule: Will broadcasters demand T20 format again?

While uncertainty around the format of Champions Trophy, media reports suggest that 15-match event will follow a hybrid model-10 games in Pakistan & 5 potentially hosted in the UAE or Sri Lanka

Champions Trophy 2025 schedule HIGHLIGHTS: ICC board meeting adjourned till Saturday

A brief 15-minute meeting took place on Friday but was cut short after the members failed to reach a consensus

Champions Trophy 2025 schedule: Financial and logistical fallout looms

The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is set to run from February 19 to March 9. The event will be hosted by Pakistan, however, India's refusal to visit the country led to delay in announcing the fixture

ICC successfully trials AI-powered tool to curb abuse in women's cricket

The ICC has successfully completed a ground-breaking AI-powered social media moderation trial to eliminate abuse in the women's game as it revealed that nearly one-fifth of the comments on player or team accounts are harmful or auto-generated, according to a report. The trial was conducted during the T20 Women's World Cup in the UAE in October to "protect the cricket community from toxic content and create a safer and inclusive online environment for players and fans. The International Cricket Council (ICC) in partnership with tech company GoBubble employed an artificial intelligence tool to address online abuse targeting female players. Out of 1,495,149 social media comments monitored across 60 player and eight team accounts, approximately 271,100 included racism, sexism, homophobia, and other forms of abuse, according to a report in 'ESPNCricinfo'. The ICC's Head of Digital, Finn Bradshaw, noted that this trial was driven by the need to foster a safer online space for female ...

ICC approves expansion of women's cricket, term of chairman to be expanded

The ICC Board has recommended changes to the term of its Chair and Independent Director to two terms of three years, which, if implemented, would mean doing away with the current three terms of two years each. The recommendation, if approved by the members, would mean that BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who is set to take over as the global cricket body's chief on December 1 this year, will head the ICC for three years, after which he can seek a second three-year term with the board's approval. The bulk of Shah's first term will overlap with his cooling off period of three years in the BCCI, which would have started in September 2025. One can be an office bearer in the Indian board for a cumulative period of 18 years with nine years in the board and an equal number of years in the state unit. However, as per the Supreme Court-approved constitution, a person needs to go for a mandatory cooling off period of three years after he has been in the BCCI or its state unit as an office bearer fo

ICC announces equal prize money for men's and women's World Cups from 2024

The winners will receive $2.34 million, a substantial 134 per cent increase from the $1 million awarded to Australia in 2023

How ICC ODI World Cup 2023 provided major economic boost to India

The quadrennial event also broke the record for the most-attended ICC event, with a total of more than 1.25 million spectators attending the 50-over World Cup.

Jay Shah elected unopposed as next ICC chairman, to assume office on Dec 1

BCCI secretary Jay Shah will take over as the next chairman of the ICC in December after he emerged as the sole nominee for the high-profile job, the global governing body for cricket announced on Tuesday . The 35-year-old will succeed incumbent chairman Greg Barclay, who decided against running for the post for a third consecutive term of two years. "I am humbled by the nomination as the Chair of the International Cricket Council," Shah stated in a release issued by the ICC. Shah will leave his current position as BCCI secretary, which he has held since 2019, in the Board's Annual General Meeting to be held towards the end of the next month or in October. Shah is currently the head of ICC's most powerful sub-committee, the Finance and Commercial Affairs (F&CA), a role that he took over in 2022.

ICC planning nearly $15 million fund to save Test cricket: Report

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is mulling a dedicated fund of at least USD 15 million for Test cricket that will help increase the players' match fee and address the migration of talent to lucrative T20 franchise leagues. The initiative, which was was proposed by Cricket Australia (CA), has the support of BCCI Secretary Jay Shah, who is the front-runner to become the next ICC Chairman, and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), a report in 'The Sydney Morning Herald' stated. The fund would increase the minimum match payment for Test players and cover the cost of sending teams on overseas tours. It would support national boards like the West Indies that currently struggle to compete with the wages offered in global T20 competitions. "The fund would ensure a minimum Test payment for all players, thought to be USD 10,000, and pay the costs of overseas tours for struggling countries," the report stated. "It's fantastic to see some momentum behind the Test match fund," CA .

Cricket likely to play spoilsport in Walt Disney-Reliance merger

Will the creation of India's largest media firm help fight the tech-media majors or simply birth a new monopoly?

Sri Lanka fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera ruled out of series against India

Sri Lanka fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera has been ruled out of Sri Lanka's white-ball home series against India owing to an injury, chief selector Upul Tharanga said on Wednesday. A replacement will be named shortly by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). "Yesterday we got the reports, and it can be confirmed that he will miss the T20Is and ODIs against India," Tharanga said during a press in which newly appointed interim head coach Sanath Jayasuriya was also present. "We will name a replacement shortly." The 32-year-old Chameera, who made his international debut for Sri Lanka in 2015 and bowls at a good pace, has been plagued with injuries throughout his career. So far, he has played 12 Tests, 52 ODIs, and 55 T20 matches, taking 32, 56 and 55 wickets respectively. Chameera didn't play the last few matches for Kandy Falcons in the recently-concluded Lanka Premier League (LPL). However, it is not clear as to when he picked up the injury. Among big events, Chameera missed the Asia Cup in 202

Afghan women cricketers request ICC to set up refugee team in Australia

With the dream of once again donning the Afghanistan jersey at the international level, 17 women cricketers from the country living in self-imposed exile in Australia have written to the ICC to help set up a team, which was disbanded after the Taliban takeover in 2021. While the Afghanistan men's team has set new benchmarks and recently made it to the T20 World Cup semifinals for the first time, the women players, who were contracted to the Afghanistan Cricket Board before the Taliban takeover, sought refuge in Australia, where they hope to set up a refugee team and play international cricket. In a letter written to the global governing body, the women cricketers praised the splendid performance of the men's team in the T20 World Cup but rued that they were not getting opportunities to flourish. "We, the formerly contracted players of the Afghanistan women's team, are proud and excited by the achievements of Afghanistan at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup and wish to congratulate Rashid

Similarity between stocks, India T20 World Cup win? Virender Sehwag answers

During a consolidation phase, the stock trades in a certain range with subdued volumes. It faces selling pressure on the upside, near the same levels where supply was witnessed earlier

T20 World Cup 2024: ICC accepts Nassau County pitch not up to the standards

The venue is scheduled to host the all-important India vs Pakistan encounter on Sunday, June 9