Simon Taufel was tonight named as Umpire of the Year for the fourth successive year at the ICC Awards in Johannesburg

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced its official World Test Team of the Year, as chosen by a specially appointed selection panel chaired by Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar

The Sri Lanka cricket team was named as the recipients of the Spirit of Cricket Award at the ICC Awards celebration in Johannesburg tonight

With just one day to go before the start of the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in South Africa, ICC President Ray Mali expressed his excitement at the prospect of the world's top cricketing nations going head to head in the shortest form of the game

India may have lost its ODI series with England but at least one of its players, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, can draw personal comfort from the fact he is moving in the right direction in the LG ICC Player Rankings

The ICC has confirmed the Technical Committee of the ICC World Twenty20 2007 has approved Sohail Tanvir as a replacement player for Shoaib Akhtar in Pakistan's squad for the tournament, which runs from 11 to 24 September in South Africa

The ICC has confirmed the Technical Committee of the ICC World Twenty20 2007 has approved Dimitri Mascarenhas as a replacement player for Ryan Sidebottom in England's squad for the tournament, which runs from 11 to 24 September in South Africa

The ICC has confirmed the Technical Committee of the ICC World Twenty20 2007 has approved James Anderson as a replacement player for Ravi Bopara in England's squad for the tournament, which runs from 11 to 24 September in South Africa

The ICC has confirmed the Technical Committee of the ICC World Twenty20 2007 has approved Andre Nel as a replacement player for Loots Bosman in South Africa's squad for the tournament, which runs from 11 to 24 September in South Africa

The ICC has confirmed the Technical Committee of the ICC World Twenty20 2007 has approved Dilruwan Perera as a replacement player for Muttiah Muralidaran in Sri Lanka's squad for the tournament, which runs from 11 to 24 September in South Africa

New Zealand's Ross Taylor and Jeetan Patel will visit a UNICEF-supported project in Alexandra, Johannesburg on Tuesday 4 September, to highlight the ongoing battle facing children and young people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS

The ICC today confirmed that it had approved a quadrangular Twenty20 tournament being played in Kenya and afforded Twenty20 International status to all the games involving teams that currently enjoy One-Day International status

Cricket stars from across the world will support the International Cricket Council's (ICC) partnership with UNAIDS and UNICEF at the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 2007, which takes place in South Africa from 11 to 24 September, to highlight the situation o

The ICC today announced details of the umpire and match referee appointments for the opening group stage of the upcoming ICC World Twenty20 in South Africa, which will take place from 11 to 24 September

South Africa captain Graeme Smith will lead off a series of official media activities in the build-up to the ICC World Twenty20 when he holds a media conference in Johannesburg on Monday 3 September

Namibia completed the line-up for the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia next February when it beat Kenya by 39 runs in the final of the Africa region qualifying tournament in Benoni, South Africa on Thursday

The ICC today announced a range of partners for its inaugural ICC World Twenty20 tournament, set to take place in South Africa next month

ICC Chief Executive Officer Malcolm Speed today unveiled the trophy that will be at stake when the ICC World Twenty20 tournament gets underway in South Africa on 11 September

India captain Rahul Dravid has shot up eight places and into the top five in the latest LG ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen following his performances against England in the current ODI series

Australia captain Ricky Ponting and his Sri Lanka counterpart Mahela Jayawardena have both been nominated in four categories for this year's ICC Awards ceremony.