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India vs New Zealand: ICC announces umpires, match referee for WTC final

England's Richard Illingworth and Michael Gough will be the on-field umpires for the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand, starting June 18 in Southampton

ICC Champions Trophy to return in 2025; ODI WC to have 14 teams from 2027

The T20 World Cup will be held every two years during the next eight-year Futures Tours & Programme (FTP) cycle while the 50-over event will be a 14-team affair from the 2027 edition, the game's governing body ICC said on Tuesday. Also as per PTI's earlier report, the World Test Championship will have four editions in the next cycle apart from two Champions Trophy. "The ICC Board today confirmed the schedule of ICC events from 2024-2031 with both the men's Cricket World Cup and men's T20 World Cup to be expanded and a men's Champions Trophy to be re-introduced," the global body said in a release issued after the board meeting. "The men's Cricket World Cup will become a 14 team, 54-match event in 2027 and 2031, whilst the men's T20 World Cup will be expanded to a 20 team, 55-match event in 2024, 2026, 2028 and 2030." The 50-over format currently is a 10-team event while this edition of T20 World Cup will be a 16-team affair. "An eight team Champions Trophy will be hosted in 2025 ..

ICC gives India time till June 28 to decide on T20 WC: BCCI Sources

The International Cricket Council has given BCCI time till June 28 to take a call on whether it would host the marquee T20 World Cup in India amid the threat posed by the Covid-19 pandemic

ICC WTC: India, NZ to be joint winners if final ends in a draw or tie

India and New Zealand will end as joint winners in case of a draw or a tie in World Test Championship (WTC) final, which will also have a reserve day to make up for any lost time

Cricket's inclusion in 2028 Olympics: ICC bets on Indian subcontinent fans

ICC has cited the Indian subcontinent's enormous cricket reach, 92 per cent of the one billion global cricket audience, in its push for the sport's inclusion in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles

India's Test matches against England, Australia were not fixed: ICC

The ICC dismissed claims made by news channel Al Jazeera that India's Test matches against England (2016) and Australia (2017) were fixed

ICC considering expanding T20 World Cup to 20 teams from 2024: Report

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is reportedly considering expanding the T20 World Cup to 20 teams from its current number of 16.

Marylebone Cricket Club rejects Bamboo bats, says it will be illegal

The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has shot down the idea of bats made from bamboo, saying it would be 'illegal' under the current set of rules governing the game

Babar Azam, Alyssa Healy voted ICC players of the month

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam and Australian women's team wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy were on Monday declared the ICC players of the month for their stellar performances during the month of April

SA captains fear ICC ban, apex body says no intervention as of now

The ICC on Tuesday said it will not intervene in the governance crisis engulfing South African cricket till the country's board asks for it

Umpires' Call, Manu Sawhney future set to be discussed at ICC Meeting

The contentious Umpires' Call, which has been lambasted as confusing by India captain Virat Kohli, will be discussed by the Anil Kumble-led ICC Cricket Committee

ICC's Cricket Committee set to back contentious 'umpire's call' rule

International Cricket Council's Cricket Committee has recommended that the concept of 'Umpire's call' rule in the Decision Review System (DRS) should stay

'Girl Gang' announced official song of ICC Women's World Cup 2022

Girl Gang is a track by New Zealand singer Gin Wigmore

ICC postpones 3 regional qualifiers for men's 2022 T20 WC due to Covid-19

Three men's T20 World Cup Qualifiers in Africa and Asia -- pathway tournaments to the 2022 showpiece event in Australia -- have been postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic

Match-Fixing: ICC bans UAE players Naveed and Shaiman for eight years

The ICC on Tuesday slapped eight-year bans on UAE cricketers Mohammad Naveed and Shaiman Anwar Butt for their alleged role in trying to fix matches in the T20 World Cup qualifier in 2019

England made most number of Code of Conduct breaches in last 3 yrs: ICC

Since the start of April 2018, England has recorded 12 breaches of ICC's Code of Conduct and among these, James Anderson, Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow have violated the rules on two occasions each

Women's ICC ODI rankings: Raut breaks into top 20 among batters

India's Punam Raut broke into the top 20 among batters in the latest ICC women's ODI rankings, released on Tuesday

ICC World Test Championship: Southampton to host India vs New Zealand final

International Cricket Council announced that Southampton will host the inaugural World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand in June and a limited number of fans could be allowed

Cricket head coach Shastri takes dig at ICC for 'shifting goalposts'

Ravi Shastri on Sunday criticised the ICC for changing the qualification criteria for the World Test Championship final

NZ pacer Southee handed one demerit point for showing dissent

Southee has been reprimanded for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the third T20I against Australia in Wellington