Lahore: Australia will enter ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 in pole position in the latest Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings which were released on Monday following its 112-run tri-series final victory over England in Perth on Sunday. Australia’s victory means that it currently holds a six-point advantage over second-placed India, ... Read More »
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Lahore: The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the umpire and match referee appointments for the pool stage matches of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, which will be staged in Australia and New Zealand from 14 February to 29 March. Marais Erasmus and Nigel Llong will be the on-field ... Read More »
Lord’s set to stage record fifth ICC Cricket World Cup final
Lahore: Lord’s Cricket Ground in London has been proposed as the venue for the ICC Cricket World Cup final when the tournament is staged in England and Wales in 2019 – and will also host the ICC Women’s World Cup final in 2017. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) ... Read More »
Pakistan fights to retain position while New Zealand eyes rankings progression
Lahore: Pakistan will put its number six ranking on the line as New Zealand aims to climb the Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings in their five-match series in United Arab Emirates (UAE), which starts at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Monday. Pakistan currently holds a slender two-point advantage over the ... Read More »
Australia aims to reduce South Africa’s lead at the top of the table
Lahore: The four-Test series between Australia and India gets underway in Adelaide on 9 December, with the host aiming to reduce South Africa’s lead at the top of the Reliance ICC Test Team Rankings, and India looking to improve its sixth position. Australia is currently ranked second on 117 ratings ... Read More »
ICC suspends Muhammad Hafeez for his suspected bowling action
Lahore: ICC suspended Muhammad Hafeez for his suspected bowling action.Muhammad Hafeez bowling action was declared illegal during test series against New Zealand. He will have to go through biomechanical test to clear himself.Muhammad Hafeez suspension is a setback for Pakistan before ICC World Cup as its mainstream line bowler Saeed ... Read More »
ICC announces schedule of warm-up matches for World Cup 2015
Lahore: The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the complete schedule of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, including match start times and warm-up matches. A total of 14 non-ODI warm-up matches will be played across Adelaide, Christchurch, Melbourne and Sydney from 8 to 13 February, with host and ... Read More »
Australia and South Africa eye’s number-one ODI ranking
Lahore:Australia and South Africa will be challenging India’s number-one ranking on the Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings, when they go head to head in a five-match ODI series in Perth on Friday. India had jumped to number-one position after it won the second match of the five-ODI series against ... Read More »
ICC to Countdown 100 Greatest World Cup Moments
Lahore: As preparations for ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2015 intensifies and the countdown to the tournament gathers pace, the International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced an exciting initiative for cricket lovers across the world to vote for their favourite CWC moments of all time. Over the course of the ... Read More »
ICC stops Saeed Ajmal’s from bowling, action found to be illegal
Lahore: The International Cricket Council today confirmed that an independent analysis has found the bowling action of Pakistan’s off-spinner Saeed Ajmal to be illegal and, as such, the player has been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect. The analysis revealed that all his deliveries exceeded the 15 ... Read More »