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September 24, 2025 9:48 AM

ICC suspends USA Cricket membership but keeps teams eligible for events, Olympics

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended USA Cricket's membership with immediate effect over repeated breaches of its obligations under the ICC Constitution, the sport's global governing body said on Tuesday. The ICC Board cited failures to implement a functional governance structure, lack of progress toward recognition by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, and actions that caused reputational damage to the sport in the U.S. and globally. Despite the suspension, t...

September 15, 2025 5:14 PM

Mohammed Siraj named ICC Men’s Player of the Month for August 2025

Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj has been named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for August 2025 for his match-winning performance in the final Test against England at The Oval, which ensured India levelled the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series 2-2. Siraj delivered an outstanding spell in the decisive Test, claiming nine wickets at an average of 21.11 across both innings. His effort included a brilliant five-wicket haul in the second innings, as he bowled 46 overs in the match and was named ...

August 22, 2025 3:12 PM

Safety concerns force ICC to move Women’s World Cup matches from Bengaluru to Navi Mumbai

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced that five matches of the upcoming Women’s ODI World Cup will be moved from Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy stadium to Navi Mumbai’s DY Patil stadium. The decision follows the Karnataka Cricket Association’s (KCA) inability to secure police approval to host matches at Chinnaswamy stadium, after a stampede during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL 2025 victory celebrations in June left 11 people dead and more than 50 injured. A gover...

August 13, 2025 9:48 AM

Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy stadium risks losing Women’s World Cup matches over police clearance delay

Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium may lose its Women’s World Cup matches after the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) missed the August 10 deadline to secure police clearance, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said, according to ESPNcricinfo. If Bengaluru is ruled out, the Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram is being considered as a possible replacement, though it is scheduled to host the Kerala Cricket League from August 21 to September 7. The Kerala Cricket As...

August 12, 2025 5:41 PM

Shubman Gill, Sophie Dunkley named ICC Players of the Month for July

India Test captain Shubman Gill and England spinner Sophia Dunkley have been named the International Cricket Council (ICC) men's and women's Player of the Month for July respectively. Gill bagged the Player of the Month award after a stiff competition from England Test skipper Ben Stokes and South African all-rounder Wiaan Mulder. This is his fourth Player of the Month honour, having won previously in February this year and in January and September 2023. The 25-year-old enjoyed a remarkable mo...

July 21, 2025 10:58 AM

ECB to host next three World Test Championship finals till 2031, ICC says

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will continue to host the biennial final of the World Test Championship for the next three editions till 2031, global governing body ICC said on Sunday. The match, which crowns the world champions in the longest format of the sport, has been held in England since it was introduced, with Southampton hosting the first edition in 2021 and the two subsequent finals taking place in London. “We are absolutely delighted that England and Wales has been chose...

July 16, 2025 12:50 PM

England fined, docked two WTC points for slow over rate at Lord’s

England were docked two World Test Championship (WTC) points and fined 10% match fees on Wednesday for their slow over rate in the third test against India at Lord's. The hosts went 2-1 up in the five-test series with a thrilling 22-run victory but were found two overs short of target in a match where the Dukes ball went out of shape several times and had to be replaced. "England captain Ben Stokes pled guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal...

July 9, 2025 12:08 PM

ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan including supreme spiritual leader Haibatullah Akhundzada, accusing them of the persecution of women and girls. The ICC said there were reasonable grounds to believe that Akhundzada and Abdul Hakim Haqqani, chief justice of the Taliban, had committed the crime against humanity of persecution on gender grounds against girls, women and other persons non-conforming with the Taliban's pol...

July 7, 2025 5:10 PM

Sanjog Gupta replaces Australia’s Geoff Allardice as ICC chief executive

Indian Sanjog Gupta has succeeded Australia's Geoff Allardice as chief executive officer of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the governing body said on Monday. Gupta previously served as CEO of JioStar Sports, taking up the job after Reliance Industries and Walt Disney's $8.5 billion merger of their Indian media assets in November last year. His ICC predecessor Allardice, who was appointed CEO in November 2021 after an interim period of eight months following the suspension of Manu Saw...

April 16, 2025 3:30 PM

ICC pledges funding to support exiled Afghan women cricketers in defiance of Taliban restrictions

A funding pledge from the International Cricket Council (ICC) has given Afghanistan's exiled women cricketers hope of recognition and the chance to play on the international stage in defiance of the Taliban. The game's global governing body said on Sunday it would set up a dedicated fund to support the Afghan women, most of whom have resettled in Australia after fleeing Afghanistan when the Taliban swept to power in 2021. The ICC declined to provide financial details or a timeline for the disb...