Latest ICC News & Updates

Edinburgh, July 10 (IANS) The India ‘A’ men’s cricket team will tour Nepal for a three-match T20 series in December this year, said Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) in a statement on Friday. All three fixtures of the series will be staged at the Tribhuvan University (TU) International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur.The tour was finalized on the sidelines of the ongoing International Cricket Council (ICC) Annual Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, following a meeting between Cricket Association of N…

New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Ben Stokes reacted with a two-word social media post to reports suggesting that the International Cricket Council (ICC) had contacted the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) over a video announcing his retirement from international cricket during the third Test against New Zealand. The ICC has reportedly written to the ECB regarding a video filmed inside England’s dressing room at Trent Bridge, in which Stokes informed his teammates of his decision to retire from inter…

North Sound (Antigua), July 8 (IANS) The West Indies have been fined 10 per cent of its match fee and docked two crucial ICC World Test Championship (WTC) points for maintaining a slow over-rate during the second Test against Sri Lanka. West Indies fined 10 per cent match fee, docked two WTC points for slow over-rate against Sri LankaNorth Sound (Antigua), July 8 (IANS) The West Indies have been fined 10 per cent of its match fee and docked two crucial ICC World Test Championship (WTC) points fo…

Edinburgh, July 8 (IANS) In a major shake-up in global cricket administration, long-serving International Cricket Council (ICC) Deputy Chairman Imran Khwaja suffered a shock defeat in the Associate Member Directors’ elections held during the global body’s Annual Conference here on Wednesday.France’s Gurumurthy Palani topped the polling charts with 35 votes, while UAE’s Mubashir Usmani and Namibia’s Dr. Rudie van Vuuren secured 26 votes each to claim the three available spots on the all-powerful …

Edinburgh, July 8 (IANS) In a major shake-up, long-serving International Cricket Council (ICC) Deputy Chairman Imran Khwaja suffered a shock defeat in the Associate Member Directors’ elections held on the sidelines of the global body’s Annual Conference here on Wednesday. France’s Gurumurthy Palani topped the polling charts with 35 votes, while UAE’s Mubashir Usmani and Namibia’s Rudie van Vuuren secured 26 votes each to claim the three available spots on the all-powerful 17-member ICC Board for…

New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) ICC chairman Jay Shah paid tribute to former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran following his death at the age of 38, remembering him as one of the key figures behind Afghanistan’s remarkable rise in international cricket. Zadran passed away in India on Tuesday after a prolonged illness, a day before his 39th birthday. The left-arm pacer, who represented Afghanistan in 44 ODIs and 36 T20Is between 2009 and 2020, had been undergoing treatment in a New Delhi hospital a…

New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Former India captain MS Dhoni, who is universally regarded as the best finisher in the modern game, is celebrating his 45th Birthday on Tuesday. On his special day, the sports fraternity shared heartwarming wishes on social media.Adding a unique touch to the celebrations, the FIFA World Cup 2026 instagram account shared a picture featuring Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland, each with seven goals in the ongoing tournament, alongside the caption, “7 Goals. Tha…

Nottingham, July 6 (IANS) India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has insisted that teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was always part of the team’s plans and did not require any special preparation before becoming India’s youngest international cricketer, while stressing that the management’s larger focus remains on building a squad capable of defending the T20 World Cup in two years.Speaking on the night before the third T20I against England in Nottingham, Kotak mentioned that the 15-year-old o…

London, July 6 (IANS) An emotional England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt has expressed hope that the heartbreaking 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup final defeat to Australia at Lord’s would not be her final appearance in a global tournament, as she remained tight-lipped on her future as an international cricketer. Australia clinically shattered England’s hopes of breaking the drought for a major silverware victory by securing a comprehensive seven-wicket victory to lift their seventh ICC Women’s T20 Worl…

London, July 6 (IANS) Beth Mooney credited Australia’s positive approach in the powerplay and the support from Phoebe Litchfield and Georgia Voll after her match-winning knock guided the team to a record-extending seventh Women’s T20 World Cup title with a seven-wicket victory over England at Lord’s on Sunday.Mooney was named both the Player of the Match and Player of the Tournament after finishing as the competition’s leading run-scorer with 259 runs. In the final, the experienced opener struck…