Cricket News

Three weeks after returning home from the World Twenty20 Qualifier in Ireland, each player from USA's 15-man squad is yet to receive nearly $2000 in stipend payments that were promised to them ahead of the tour

Joe Root has moved to the top of the ICC Test batting rankings following his fine showing in the 2015 Ashes, which England wrapped up 3-1 at Trent Bridge with a Test to play

Bilateral Test series outside iconic ones like the Ashes and big-ticket tours involving India could be endangered in the future if they are not properly nurtured and marketed

An investigation is to take place into the World T20 Qualifier match between Afghanistan and Hong Kong played in Dublin on Tuesday

David Richardson, the ICC's chief executive, has indicated that the ICC will hold further discussions on the possibility of cricket coming taking its place in the Olympics

Former West Indies fast bowler Courtney Walsh and renowned American fielding guru Mike Young have signed on to be a part of the coaching staff at the ICC Americas selection combine to be held at Indianapolis World Sports Park in September

Offspinner Michael Leask and slow-left arm spinner Mark Watt claimed three wickets apiece as Scotland opened the World T20 Qualifier with a resounding nine-wicket win over Scotland in Edinburgh

Pakistan jumped from sixth place to third in the ICC Test rankings after wrapping up the series against Sri Lanka 2-1

ICC chairman N Srinivasan believes there will be great difficulty setting up and sustaining rebel cricket leagues despite the amount of money they might offer players

A letter to the ICC written by Lalit Modi, the former IPL chairman, has claimed that three top and regular IPL players received illegal payments - in cash and kind - from an Indian business house

Half-centuries from Irfan Karim, Rakep Patel and Shem Ngoche, followed by a five-wicket haul from the offspinner James Ngoche powered Kenya to a 65-run victory against UAE at the Rose Bowl

The ICC board has decided to do away with catching fielders in the first ten overs, get rid of the batting Powerplay, and allow five fielders outside the 30-yard circle in the last ten overs of an ODI innings

The ICC board has suspended the membership of the USA Cricket Association with immediate effect

Despite the prospect of a 10-team World Cup being confirmed at the end of this week's ICC Annual Conference, Tim Anderson, the ICC head of global development, says Associate cricket overall is "in a much better place now than say it was six or 12 months a

Players in USA, Canada and Bermuda will have a rare opportunity of an open casting call this September in Indianapolis to see if they are good enough to take on West Indies stars in a combined ICC Americas regional team to play in the 2016 Nagico Super50

Tim Anderson, the ICC global development manager, believes there needs to be a drastic change in mindset from administrators in the USA if cricket is to ever become professionally run in the country

Steven Smith has jumped to the top of the ICC's Test batting rankings, the first Australian since Michael Clarke in 2012 to hold the No.1 position

Former West Indies fast bowler Wes Hall was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame during the lunch break on the opening day of the Sabina Park Test, becoming the fourth cricketer to receive the honour this year after Betty Wilson, Anil Kumble and Mar

Umpires Chris Gaffaney and S Ravi have been promoted to the ICC's Elite Panel of umpires for 2015-16. They will replace Billy Bowden, and the retiring Steve Davis

Steve Davis has announced his retirement after the five-match ODI series between England and New Zealand in June