ICC Chairman Greg Barclay and CEO Geoff Allardice are in Lahore to discuss guarantees with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) regarding the team’s participation in the ODI World Cup in India. The visit aims to address concerns about the implementation of a hybrid model for matches in the upcoming tournament. PCB Chief Najam Sethi’s proposal […]

ICC Acting CEO Geoff Allardice has congratulated the New Zealand team on winning the inaugural World Test Championship as they registered a dominating win over India in a riveting final at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. WTC is the first major ICC trophy for the New Zealand cricket team since 2000 and an incredibly well-fought […]

The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) interim CEO, Geoff Allardice infirmed that the apex council will going to “stick with the percentage-of-points-won method to rank teams” in the next cycle of the World Test Championship (WTC). In the last cycle, the total points for each series were 120 and after the pandemic had struck, they had […]

Each team will be getting two unsuccessful reviews per innings in the World Cup Super League, confirmed Geoff Allardice, the ICC’s general manager cricket operations. Earlier, each team used to get one review per innings in ODIs and T20Is but in June this year, an increase from one was announced and it now will be […]

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is looking to implement four-day Test matches, along with its day-night version, to save the traditional and longest format of the game. Their concerns were further increased after the poor turnout in the ongoing Test series between Pakistan and Australia in the UAE. Although the first Test was a closely […]

The International Cricket Council (ICC) will soon be discussing ways to tighten up the functioning of various T20 and T10 leagues in the future when it meets next week, a top official said Wednesday. Since the inception of the money-spinner like Indian Premier League (IPL), many ICC member nations have launched their own leagues in what […]