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The 2019 Men's ODI World Cup that saw England lift their maiden trophy was the most watched ICC event ever with a global cumulative average live audience of 1.6 billion. (Photo:AP)

ICC's most watched tournament ever is the 2019 World Cup

2019 CWC was also the most widely available ICC event in history as more than 20,000 hours of live action, repeats and highlights coverage.

16 Sep 2019 3:39 PM

Australia and England are now both on 56 points on the points table led by India, the only team so far to garner 120 points. (Photo: AFP)

World Test Championship: England catch up with Australia on points table

Sri Lanka and New Zealand are ahead of The Ashes rivals with 60 points each after their two-match series ended in a 1-1 draw last month.

16 Sep 2019 1:58 PM

Drone attacks targeted two major Saudi Aramco processing facility and oilfield in eastern Saudi Arabia Saturday, the Interior Ministry said, sparking a huge fire at one of the sites before dawn. (Photo: File)

Drones hit 2 Saudi Arabia Aramco oil facilities, oilfields; huge fire in 1

Al-Qaida-claimed suicide bombers tried but failed to attack the oil complex in February 2006.

14 Sep 2019 11:17 AM

Two months after suffering a heartbreaking loss in the finals of the 50-over Cricket World Cup against England, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has said that the entire team is still thinking about the match and trying to make sense of it. (Photo:AFP)

Kane Williamson speaks up on 2019 World Cup final loss, says 'defeat still hurts'

The 50-over and super over had ended as a tie in the World Cup final, and England was declared as the winners due to more boundaries.

11 Sep 2019 12:27 PM

Aussie pacer Pat Cummins also remains at the top spot in the bowler rankings. (Photo: AFP)

Virat Kohli in trouble? Steve Smith extends lead as No. 1 Test batsman

Smith now has a lead of 34 points over Kohli as the rankings were revealed on Tuesday.

10 Sep 2019 2:55 PM

IPO to happen soon, domestic listing is primary one, says Saudi Aramco

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10 Sep 2019 1:47 PM

Shastri said that with points at stake, World Test Championship is a serious business. (Photo: File)

Ravi Shastri to invest in young players during his second stint with Team India

The former India all-rounder is pretty clear about the kind of composition he would like in the coming days.

09 Sep 2019 6:44 PM

Steve Smith has been in a phenomenal form in the ongoing series and after missing the third Ashes Test match due to concussion, Smith made a scintillating return. (Photo: File)

Nathan Lyon aims to win fifth Ashes Test match

Australia registered a 185-run victory over England in the match and retained the Ashes.

09 Sep 2019 5:43 PM

Since ditching the nuclear deal, calling it skewed to Iran's advantage, Trump has reimposed sanctions to strangle its vital oil trade and force Tehran to accept stricter limits on its nuclear activity, curb its ballistic missile programme and end its support for proxy forces around the Middle East. (Photo: File)

US will impose sanction whoever purchases Iran's oil: official

Iran's crude oil exports were slashed by more than 80 pc due to re-imposed sanctions by US after Trump exited Iran's 2015 nuclear deal.

09 Sep 2019 12:16 PM

Aramco, Citi, HSBC and Samba did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside of office hours.

Aramco likely to give IPO roles to Citi, Goldman, HSBC: source

Aramco is preparing to sell up to a 5 per cent stake by 2020-2021.

09 Sep 2019 12:13 PM

With Kraigg Brathwaite being reported again, he will be required to submit to further testing by September 14. (Photo: AFP)

West Indian all-rounder Kraigg Brathwaite reported for suspect bowling action

A specialist opener, Brathwaite, bowls part-time off-spin and had earlier been reported for a suspect bowling action in August 2017.

08 Sep 2019 5:07 PM

Malinga, along with New Zealand's left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner, have made major gains in the T20I Player Rankings. (Photo: AFP)

Lasith Malinga makes major gains in latest ICC T20I rankings

Malinga's five-wicket haul in the final match on Friday included the incredible feat of four wickets off consecutive balls.

07 Sep 2019 5:13 PM

The tanker Adrian Darya-1, formerly known as the Grace-1, turned off its Automatic Identification System late Monday, leading to speculation it would be heading to Syria. Other Iranian oil tankers have similarly turned off their tracking beacons in the area, with analysts saying they believe crude oil ends up in Syria in support of embattled President Bashar Assad’s government. (Photo: Twitter | AFP)

Satellite images show Iran oil tanker sought by US off Syria

Iranian and Syrian officials have not acknowledged the vessel’s presence there.

07 Sep 2019 3:10 PM

The fourth Ashes Test match between Australia and England will commence from September 4. (Photo: AFP)

Tim Paine lost a 'bit of sleep' because of Ben Stokes

Skipper Paine further stated that they have some plans and now they only need to execute them.

04 Sep 2019 12:53 PM

In the recently concluded two-match series between India and West Indies, Bumrah managed to scalp 13 wickets. (Photo:AP)

ICC rankings: Jasprit Bumrah moves to number three

The latest rankings were released on Tuesday.

03 Sep 2019 5:08 PM

America fought its last major naval battle in these waters in 1988 against Iran. (Photo: Representational image)

US raises stakes with Iran, increases patrolling in Persina Gulf

The U.S. Navy is trying to put together a new coalition of nations to counter what it sees as a renewed maritime threat from Iran.

03 Sep 2019 3:45 PM

The latest ICC rankings were released on Tuesday. (Photo: AFP)

Smith overtakes Virat Kohli, reaches number 1 spot in ICC rankings

Kohli is yet to score a century in Tests this year and he managed to score just 136 runs in the two-match series against WI.

03 Sep 2019 3:26 PM

The Lasith Malinga-led side was held to be two overs short of its target when time allowances were taken into consideration. (Photo:AFP)

Sri Lanka fined for slow over-rate in first T20I against New Zealand

Andy Pycroft, a member of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, also imposed a penalty of 40 per cent of match fee on all 11 members.

03 Sep 2019 11:32 AM

Dharmasena was originally appointed as the TV umpire for the 4th Test match but will now stand on-field with Erasmus in both the 4th and 5th Tests. (Photo: PTI)

ICC appoints umpires for fouth and fifth Ashes Test; check out

In the Ashes series, both Australia and England have won one game each and series is levelled at 1-1.

31 Aug 2019 3:09 PM

Pacer Taskin Ahmed has been included in the squad whereas Mustafizur Rahman has not named in the team, International Cricket Council (ICC) reported. (Photo:AFP)

Bangladesh announces 15-member squad for one-off Test against Afghanistan

Taskin last played a Test for Bangladesh in October 2017.

30 Aug 2019 10:02 PM

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