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Not thinking of World Test Championship final, it's 4 months away: Rahane

The Indian team is not looking at the World Test Championship (WTC) final just yet and is focussing on winning the first Test against England here, says India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane

Umpires Menon, Chaudhary and Sharma to officiate during IND vs ENG Tests

India's three ICC-panelled umpires will be up for their biggest assignment so far in four-match series against England during which Sharma and Chaudhary are set to make their on-field debut in Test

India vs England 2021: No neutral umpires for first two Tests at Chennai

The International Cricket Council has appointed the pair of Anil Chaudhary and Virender Sharma to stand alongside Nitin Menon in the first two Tests of India vs England series

Banning bouncers for U-18 players will be more dangerous: Michael Vaughan

Lambasting the 'ridiculous' suggestion of banning bouncers in under-18 cricket, former England skipper Michael Vaughan says it would be potentially more dangerous

Umpire Bruce Oxenford announces retirement from international cricket

Australian umpire Bruce Oxenford on Thursday announced his retirement from international cricket after officiating in all three formats of the game for over 15 years.

Rishabh Pant, R Ashwin nominated for new ICC player of month awards

India's senior off-spinner R Ashwin and swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant were nominated for the newly-introduced player of the month awards by the International Cricket Council

Can't find those who racially abused Indian players, CA tells ICC: Report

Cricket Australia has told ICC that it was unable to identify spectators who racially abused Indian players during the Sydney Test and the six who were ejected from stands were not the real culprits

Ban bouncers for U-18 players, urges concussion specialist

A concussion specialist has urged cricket authorities to consider banning the use of bouncers against players below the age of 18 in order to limit long-term complications

ICC rankings: New Zealand attains top spot in Test cricket for the 1st time

Overall, New Zealand is the seventh side in the world to hold the number one spot

Kohli named ICC Cricketer of Decade, Dhoni gets 'Spirit of Cricket' award

India captain Virat Kohli headlined the ICC top honours for the decade, winning the Sir Garfield Sobers award for the best male cricketer of the past 10 years

Time is ripe for a worldwide review into on-field safety: Ian Chappell

Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has advocated a review of on-field safety measures in cricket, saying it would be a good idea to "strengthen any law'' that can protect tailenders

Zimbabwe to host qualifiers of 2023 ODI World Cup to be held in India

Zimbabwe will host the qualifiers of the 2023 ODI World Cup between June 18 and July 9, according to a revised scheduled announced by the ICC due to the postponements caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Can't make law we can't apply: Former umpire Simon Taufel on switch-hit ban

The switch-hit, once banned, would be "impossible" to officiate for umpires, says former Australian umpire Simon Taufel.

New Zealand's Greg Barclay elected International Cricket Council chairman

Greg Barclay, an Auckland-based commercial lawyer and director of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) since 2012, has been elected as the new chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC)

ICC nominates Virat Kohli, R Ashwin for Men's Player of the Decade Award

Virat Kohli has also been nominated in the Men's Test Player of the Decade and ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade categories. Check the full list of nominations here

ICC postpones women's T20 World Cup from 2022 to 2023 due to Covid-19

The South African edition of the Women's T20 World Cup was postponed by three months to February 2023 to avoid a cluster a big-ticket events in 2022 and manage players' workload

ICC World Test Championship: Matches lost due to Covid won't be counted

The International Cricket Council Board approved a recommendation from the Anil Kumble-headed ICC Cricket Committee to change the World Test Championship (WTC) rules

To play international cricket, players must be at least 14: ICC

To play in any form of men's, women's, or under-19 international cricket, players must now be at least 15 years of age for safeguard, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Thursday.

ICC Test Championship: New points system helps Aus topple India as No. 1

India will lock horns with Australia in a four-match Test series in Australia starting December 17 in Adelaide. The result of this series could change the league standings

ICC tribunal finds ex Lanka player Zoysa guilty under anti-corruption code

Already serving suspension on match-fixing charges, former Sri Lanka player and bowling coach Nuwan Zoysa has been found guilty of three offences under the ICC anti-corruption code