T20 World Cup dodges storms to deliver and break new frontier
A better balance of bat versus ball made for an improved spectacle and plenty of fun in the Caribbean and USA
Mott laments lack of reserve day for England’s T20 World Cup semi-final
Matthew Mott calls for change in future tournaments as England will go out if game in Guyana against India is rained off
T20 World Cup has been truly global but how many tournaments is too many?
Mark Ramprakash
Shocks and low-scoring games have been great entertainment but the ICC must guard against saturating the market
April 2024
Raman Subba Row obituary
England batsman and influential administrator who helped bring about a lasting shift in cricket’s power balance
January 2024
West Indies cash in as ICC revokes 18-year ban on kit betting sponsors
The ICC have revoked a ban on gambling logos on team clothes allowing West Indies cricketers to wear the logo of a Philippines gambling brand in first Test
ICC steers clear in row over South Africa cricketer’s pro-Israel comments
The International Cricket Council has said it will not get involved in the decision by Cricket South Africa to strip David Teeger of his captaincy of the under-19 side
New York confirmed as T20 World Cup venue for rivals India and Pakistan
Fierce rivals India and Pakistan are in the same group for this year’s men’s Twenty20 World Cup and will meet in a marquee match in New York
December 2023
By banning Khawaja’s protest the ICC has boosted his message and revealed its own hypocrisy
Geoff Lemon
Amazon secures rights in Australia to screen all cricket World Cups and ICC events
November 2023
Transgender players banned from international women’s cricket by ICC
Transgender players who have been through male puberty will not be permitted to play international women’s cricket under new ICC gender eligibility regulations
Wonks, waiters and waffle: welcome to the tech-crazy world of modern cricket
Barney Ronay
The Cricket Matters conference in Mumbai was a disorientating insight into those who decide how sport is sliced and streamed
Sri Lanka suspended by ICC over ‘government interference’
Sri Lanka’s membership of the International Cricket Council has been suspended with immediate effect, the governing body has announced
October 2023
Indian hype for Cricket World Cup will grow but fans come off second best
Nonexistent marketing and the nightmare of obtaining tickets are unlikely to dampen the passion of a cricket-loving nation
July 2023
‘A significant moment’: ICC announces equal prize money for cricketers
Women’s teams will be awarded the same prize money as their male counterparts at International Cricket Council events, including World Cups, from now on
October 2022
T20 World Cup fights to keep romance alive in face of uncomfortable truths
A tournament sponsored by an oil supplier and beset by bad weather may struggle to build on the excitement of early upsets
August 2022
Richard Thompson’s in-tray: key tasks for ECB chair with cricket in turmoil
From appointing a new chief executive to mending the rifts caused by the Hundred, there is plenty for the new man to do
July 2022
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Ben Stokes’ ODI retirement should be a wake-up call to cricket’s leaders
Ali Martin
From the ECB to ICC, governing bodies need to realise how the packed schedule makes the 50-over game vulnerable
June 2022
Women’s Test matches ‘not part of future landscape’, says ICC chief
Greg Barclay, the independent chair of the International Cricket Council, has warned fans to brace for a reduction in the amount of Test cricket over the next few years
January 2022
Boost for Joe Root after Ashes as he wins men’s Test cricketer of the year award
England captain Joe Root has been named men’s Test cricketer of the year by the International Cricket Council
September 2021
The ICC must stand with Afghan women – or it stands for nothing
Emma John
A sporting boycott of Afghanistan is the last thing that devastated country needs but the Taliban’s outright ban on women’s sport couldn’t be a clearer breach of the ICC’s stated values
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