ICC Cricket Committee: News

28 Feb 2024

Yashasvi Jaiswal

ICC Test Rankings: Yashasvi Jaiswal rises to career-best 12th spot

Young Indian trio of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, and Dhruv Jurel have achieved career-best ICC Test rankings following their impressive performance in the fourth Test against England.

15 Dec 2023

Indian Cricket Team

2024 T20 World Cup: New York to host India-Pakistan encounter

The high-voltage clash between India and Pakistan in the 2024 T20 World Cup will be played on the outskirts of New York.

26 Sep 2023

Netherlands

ICC World Cup 2023: Decoding the Netherlands squad 

The Netherlands are making a comeback into the 2023 World Cup after missing the last two editions of the tournament.

18 Jun 2023

Moeen Ali

Moeen Ali handed one demerit point, fined 25% match fee

England all-rounder Moeen Ali has been fined 25 percent of his match fee, besides being handed a demerit point after a level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct in the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston.

IND vs AUS: Experts' verdict on the controversial Indore pitch

India suffered a nine-wicket defeat to Australia in the third Test at the Holkar Stadium, Indore.

28 Jan 2022

Brendan Taylor

Brendan Taylor banned by ICC for three-and-a-half years: Details here

Zimbabwe cricketer Brendan Taylor has been handed a three-and-a-half-year ban by the ICC.

ICC announces in-game penalty for slow over-rate (T20Is): Details here

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced an in-game penalty for slow over-rates in men's and women's T20 Internationals.

02 Apr 2021

Virat Kohli

ICC Cricket Committee retains umpire's call, approves other changes

In an interesting development, the ICC Cricket Committee has approved changes to the Decision Review System (DRS) protocols for lbw referrals.

24 Mar 2021

Virat Kohli

ICC's Cricket Committee set to back concept of 'umpire's call'

In an interesting development, the ICC's Cricket Committee has recommended that the concept of "umpire's call" should remain intact.

Bowlers handicapped due to saliva ban, alternate needed: Tendulkar

Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar believes the saliva ban has impacted the performances of fast bowlers to an extent.

ICC Chairman Greg Barclay highlights shortcomings of World Test Championship

The newly-elected International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman Greg Barclay, on Monday, stated that the World Test Championship hasn't quite achieved what it intended to.

Here's how the World Test Championship finalists will be decided

The ICC Cricket Committee has devised a new way to decide the finalists for the World Test Championship.

ICC confirms interim changes to playing regulations

The International Cricket Council (ICC), on Tuesday, confirmed interim changes to its playing regulations.

03 Jun 2020

Anil Kumble

#NewsBytesExplainer: How will 'no saliva' rule impact different cricket balls?

The ICC Cricket Committee recently recommended restricting the use of saliva to shine the ball.

Mitchell Starc vouches for relaxations in ball-tampering rule

Australian pace spearhead Mitchell Starc believes the game of cricket will become tedious for bowlers if ball-tampering rules are not relaxed.

'No saliva' rule an interim measure: Anil Kumble

ICC Cricket Committee chairman Anil Kumble revealed the recommendation to ban saliva usage is only an interim measure to safeguard the health of players.

Coronavirus outbreak: Sri Lanka could start training from June 1

Sri Lanka players may return to field on June 1 if the cricket board gets clearance form the government.

ICC committee member Mahela Jayawardene is against four-day Tests

ICC Cricket Committee member Mahela Jayawardene on Wednesday said Tests should remain a five-day affair.

17 Oct 2017

India

India unlikely to play four-day Tests in near future

While the ICC has recently approved the four-day Test matches on a trial basis, Indian team is unlikely to play the format anytime soon.

Major recommendations by ICC Cricket Committee

International Cricket Council's Cricket Committee met in London for an annual meeting and recommended some major changes in the game.