A more effective relationship between the International Cricket Council and Player Associations is set to emerge after the ICC Executive Board agreed to recognise the Federation of International Cricket Associations (FICA) and any other player

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 will feature 16 teams but the final format for the event is still to be agreed after the ICC Board discussed the issue in Barbados yesterday

If India wins against Australia in the TVS Cup in Mumbai on Saturday it will climb to third place in the official One-Day International ratings

A proposal to introduce a new international tours cancellation protocol and the recognition of player associations will head the agenda when the ICC Executive Board meets in Barbados today

A proposal to introduce a new international tours cancellation protocol and the recognition of player associations will head the agenda when the ICC Executive Board meets in the West Indies on Wednesday 29 October 2003

ICC President Ehsan Mani today welcomed an announcement from the Indian government that brings the resumption of cricketing ties between India and Pakistan a step closer

Pakistan bowler Shoaib Akhtar will miss one Test Match and two One-Day Internationals following a decision today by ICC Code of Conduct Commissioner Richie Benaud to reject his appeal against a ban imposed by Clive Lloyd

Either New Zealand or India will climb to third place in the official One Day International ratings if they dominate the forthcoming tri-series with leaders Australia

India's drawn home Test series against New Zealand has opened the door for both Pakistan and England to climb the official Test table

Former Australia captain Richie Benaud will hear Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar's appeal against his one Test Match and two One-Day International ban for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct

Pakistans Shoaib Akhtar will miss the second Test against South Africa and two One-Day Internationals (ODIs) after being found guilty of breaching the ICCs Code of Conduct today

A 2-0 series win for England in Bangladesh could lift it to third in the ICC Test Championship table for the first time since November 2001

South African player Andrew Hall will miss the next two Test matches following the decision by ICC Code of Conduct Commission member, Sir Oliver Popplewell, to reject his appeal over the two match ban

Pakistan could climb above India to fifth in the ICC Test Championship table if it beats South Africa in the two Test Match home series starting in Lahore this Thursday

ICC Chief Executive, Malcolm Speed, today said that he was surprised at the suggestions made yesterday by UCB Chief Executive Gerald Majola in relation to the application of the ICC Code of Conduct

Former English High Court Judge Sir Oliver Popplewell will hear South Africa all-rounder Andrew Hall's appeal against his two Test Match ban for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct

South Africa captain Graeme Smith has been banned for one One-Day International (ODI) and fined 50% of his match fee, team-mate Andrew Hall has been banned for one ODI and two Test Matches and Pakistan's Yousuf Youhana has been fined 50% of his match

Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Uganda will fill the final two places at the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup after contesting the final of the ICC Africa/East Asia-Pacific U/19 World Cup qualifier in Windhoek, Namibia yesterday

South Africa captain Graeme Smith, all-rounder Andrew Hall and Pakistan batsmen Yousuf Youhana will face ICC Match Referee Clive Lloyd after the International Cricket Council charged all three players following a review of footage taken from the

Australia can boost its official Test rating to 130 for the first time since the ratings system was introduced in May 2003 if it wins both matches in the forthcoming two Test Match series against Zimbabwe starting at Perth on Thursday 9 October