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India skipper Virat Kohli and pace sensation Jasprit Bumrah on Thursday maintained their numero uno status in the latest ICC men's ODI player rankings. (Photo:AFP)

Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah stay at top in latest ICC men's ODI rankings

In the ODI batting chart, Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma held on to their positions, while Bumrah remained at the top in the bowling.

04 Oct 2019 11:18 AM

Ahead of the three-match Test series against India, South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj hopes to seek inspiration from Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja to showcase consistency for his team. (Photo:AFP)

Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja inspires Keshav Maharaj

Maharaj has been a consistent starting man in South Africa playing XI ever since his debut against Australia in 2016.

02 Oct 2019 8:59 AM

West Indies occasional off-spinner Kraigg Brathwaite on Monday was cleared to bowl in international cricket after an ICC-approved assessment. (Photo:AFP)

ICC confirms Kraigg Brathwaite is cleared to bowl in international cricket

Braithwaite had been reported for an illegal bowling action during the second Test against India last month.

01 Oct 2019 2:56 PM

International Cricket Council's Chief Executive Manu Sawhney on Thursday announced a partnership with social media giant Facebook for carrying out a range of digital content across four years. (Photo:AFP)

ICC to collaborate with Facebook for carrying out digital content

The content will include match recaps, in-play key moments and other match and feature content.

26 Sep 2019 1:10 PM

The series in India also saw South Africa's Quinton de Kock move up from 49th to 30th, his highest position in two years, after scores of 52 and 79 not out. (Photo: AP)

Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan move up in ICC T20I rankings

Kohli's unbeaten 72 in the second T20I of the three-match series against South Africa that ended in a 1-1 draw, saw him gaining one spot.

25 Sep 2019 3:37 PM

Karachi hasn't hosted an ODI since January 2009. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan skipper Sarafaz Ahmed urges fans to be 'part of history' in Karachi ODI

The first ODI between Pakistan and Sri Lanka will be played on September 27 in Karachi.

25 Sep 2019 2:47 PM

Bangladesh will start their Test Championship campaign against India in November this year. (Photo: AFP)

Australia's tour of Bangladesh gets postponed

Australia is at fourth position in ICC World Test Championship.

24 Sep 2019 3:48 PM

The Court of First Instance on Monday ordered the 27-year-old Indian worker's deportation after paying a 5,000 dirham fine, for stealing the mangoes worth about 6 dirham on August 11, 2017. (Photo: AP)

Indian man caught stealing 2 mangoes at Dubai airport to quench thirst, to be deported

He confessed that on August 11, 2017, he stole the mangoes from fruit box that was to be shipped to India.

24 Sep 2019 2:37 PM

After leaving Jonny Bairstow out of the Test squad for the series against New Zealand, England selector Ed Smith backed the wicket-keeper batsman to come back stronger and become a top Test player for the side. (Photo:AFP)

England selector Ed Smith believes Jonny Bairstow will come back stronger

Bairstow has found the going tough with the bat in the longest format of the game as he averages just 25.91 since the start of 2018.

24 Sep 2019 12:00 PM

Kohli was found guilty of breaching Article 2.12 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel. (Photo: PTI)

Virat Kohli breaches ICC Code of Conduct, receives official warning

Earlier, the 30-year-old received one demerit point each during the Pretoria Test against South Africa on January 15, 2018.

23 Sep 2019 8:47 PM

Masakadza played a knock of 71-run in his last match to guide his team to win against Afghanistan. (Photo: ICC/Twitter)

'It was super special': Hamilton Mazasakadza after farewell match

On September 3, Masakadza announced retirement from the international cricket after the conclusion of the tri-nation series.

21 Sep 2019 3:50 PM

The 32-year-old played extensive cricket in the summer as he was the part of the ICC World Cup-winning squad. (Photo: AFP)

England's Moeen Ali takes break from Test cricket

Ali will remain available for selection for the limited-overs format as he was awarded the ODI/T20I central contract.

21 Sep 2019 3:23 PM

After losing against Afghanistan in the T20I tri-nation series match, Bangladesh all-rounder Mahmudullah Riyad said on Friday that the team 'needs to focus' on the remaining matches of the series. (Photo:AFP)

Mahmudullah Riyad says Bangladesh need to move after loss vs Afghanistan

In the tri-nation series, Bangladesh won both games against Zimbabwe but faced a defeat at the hands of Afghanistan.

20 Sep 2019 4:07 PM

Sri Lanka cricket team's tour of Pakistan will go ahead as planned, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Thursday. (Photo: AP)

Sri Lanka to tour Pakistan as discussed

Earlier, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) had sought the aid of the country's government for a reassessment of the security situation in Pakistan.

20 Sep 2019 11:29 AM

Akila Dananjaya is entitled to approach the ICC for a re-assessment of his action after the expiry of the one-year period. (Photo: AP/PTI)

Sri Lankan spinner Akila Dananjaya banned from bowling for 12 months

The 25-year-old was assessed after his bowling action came under scrutiny by the match officials in the first Test against New Zealand.

19 Sep 2019 7:28 PM

India captain Virat Kohli has managed to hold on to his second position behind Australia's Steve Smith in the ICC Test Rankings for batsmen released on Monday. (Photo:AFP)

ICC Test Rankings: Steve Smith at top, Virat Kohli in 2nd

Virat Kohli, who is at 2nd with 903 points, is 34 points behind Steve Smith (937).

16 Sep 2019 4:22 PM

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

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