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India’s bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has attained the joint-highest rating points ever achieved by a Test bowler from his country after another excellent performance in the third match of their ICC World Test Championship series against Australia in Melbourne. Bumrah, who finished with a match-haul of nine for 94, added 14 points to his tally …

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has congratulated Andy Pycroft for officiating in 100 Men’s Test matches as a Match Referee. Pycroft, a member of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, reached the landmark in the fourth Test between Australia and India in Melbourne on Thursday. The 68-year-old former Zimbabwe captain has also officiated …

Harry Brook has dethroned teammate, Joe Root as the top Men’s Test batter after the ICC Men’s Player Rankings were updated this week. Brook’s scores of 123 and 55 in England’s massive, 323-run victory over New Zealand in Wellington, gave them an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match World Test Championship series and pushed Brook …

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has today announced the ICC Players of the Month for November 2024 as Pakistan’s Haris Rauf and England’s Danni Wyatt-Hodge. Pakistan pacer Haris wins after his destructive bowling spells in Australia secured Pakistan’s first ODI series victory in the country since 2002, while England’s evergreen Wyatt-Hodge produced trademark fireworks in …

South African women’s cricket captain, Laura Wolvaardt has reclaimed her status as No.1 ODI batter in the world in this week’s ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings. This comes when South Africa’s ICC Women’s Championship series against England is poised at 1-1 with the decider scheduled for Wednesday in Bloemfontein. Wolvaardt made 59* in her team’s …

West Indies bowler Alzarri Joseph has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the first ODI match against Bangladesh in St. Kitts and Nevis. Joseph was found to have breached Article 2.3 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player …

Sunny Dhillon has been banned from all cricket for six years after an Anti-Corruption Tribunal found him guilty of breaching the Emirates Cricket Board’s (ECB) Anti-Corruption Code. Dhillon, a former assistant coach of a franchise team, was among eight people charged last year for breaching the Code. The charges relate to the 2021 Abu Dhabi …

India bowler Mohammed Siraj and Australia batter Travis Head have been found guilty of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct in their recently concluded second Test match in Adelaide. Siraj has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee after being found to have breached article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for …

Get ready for a week of incredible cricket, entertainment, and an electrifying atmosphere as tickets for the Betway SA20 Playoffs and Final go on sale today! From Tuesday, 4 February 2025, to Saturday, 8 February 2025, fans will be treated to the biggest cricketing spectacle of the summer watching the final four teams battle it …

Mr Jay Shah, the newly elected Chair of the International Cricket Council (ICC), commenced his tenure this week with a visit to the ICC Headquarters in Dubai, UAE. The visit marked the beginning of a new era for cricket, as Mr Shah assumes the role of leading the global governing body of the sport. During …

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today named the outstanding cricketers that have been shortlisted for the ICC Player of the Month awards for November. The nominees for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award feature three high-profile wicket-takers from across all formats of the game. Jasprit Bumrah is nominated thanks to a supreme bowling …