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BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday has been appointed as the chair of the ICC Men's Cricket Committee. Ganguly, the former India captain, succeeds his former team-mate and India captain Anil Kumble, who stepped down after having served the maximum of three three-year terms. The decision was taken at the International Cricket Council (ICC) Board Meeting in Dubai on Tuesday. ....
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday announced the appointment of a working group to review cricketing activities in Afghanistan and the status of the Afghanistan Cricket Board in light of the recent governmental changes in the country. The group comprises ICC Deputy Chairman Imran Khawaja, who will be the chairman of the working group. ....
Top-order batter Jemimah Rodrigues, fast bowler Shikha Pandey and veteran Punam Raut on Thursday were left out of India's squads for the 2022 Women's ODI World Cup and the ODIs in New Zealand in the lead-up to the showpiece event. ....
India right-handed batter Punam Raut said she was 'extremely disappointed' on being left out of the 15-member squad for the ICC Women's World Cup 2022 to be in New Zealand from March 3 to April 4. The squad announced for the mega event will also feature in a five-match ODI series against New Zealand starting from February 11. ....
India's right-handed opener Mayank Agarwal, New Zealand's left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel and Australia's left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc have been nominated for ICC Player of the Month award for December 2021. The trio secured nominations after producing brilliant performances for their countries in Test cricket during the month. ....
Australian batter Travis Head has jumped seven spots to joint-fifth with India cricketer Rohit Sharma in the latest ICC Men's Test Rankings for batters released on Wednesday. ....
Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Monday was named as ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year for 2021. Azam beat competition from Bangladesh's Shakib al Hasan, South Africa's Janneman Malan and Ireland's Paul Sterling to win the award. Earlier, in this edition of the ICC awards, Azam was selected as the captain of the men's ODI and T20I elevens of the year 2021. ....
India's opening batter Shafali Verma is back on top in the latest ICC T20 rankings for women released on Tuesday. Shafali has overtaken Australia's Beth Mooney, who was out of the T20I series against England due to an injury. ....
Indian batter KL Rahul has moved up one place, to fourth, displacing England's Dawid Malan in the latest ICC Men's T20I Rankings for batters released on Wednesday. Rahul, with 729 points, is behind Pakistan skipper Babar Azam (No. 1, 805 points), Mohammad Rizwan (798 points) and South Africa's Aiden Markram (796 points). ....
The winner of the 2022 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, scheduled to be held across six venues in New Zealand from March 4 onwards, will be richer by USD 1.32 million -- double the amount that was awarded to the victors of the 2017 edition in England.....