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Ban on saliva to shine cricket balls made permanent by ICC

A temporary ban on using saliva to shine cricket balls was on Tuesday made permanent by the International Cricket Council

Asad Rauf

Former umpire Asad Rauf dies aged 66

Former International Cricket Council (ICC) elite panel umpire from Pakistan, Asad Rauf passed away following a cardiac arrest in Lahore. Rauf was 66.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with RusNano State Corporation CEO Sergey Kulikov in Moscow on 15 June, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war Ukraine plans international court to put Putin on trial

Six months into Russia's invasion, Ukrainian officials are drawing up plans to make sure Russian president Vladimir Putin and his top military commanders will be tried for launching the war

BCB president Nazmul Hassan

Everyone wants to play against Bangladesh: BCB president

In the latest FTP, which will run from 2023 to 2027, Bangladesh got 34 Tests, 59 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and 57 Twenty20 Internationals—overall 150 matches across three formats, which is the ...

Bangladesh cricket team

A jam packed schedule for Bangladesh in ICC's new FTP cycle

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has finally published the men's Future Tours Programme (FTP) for 2023-2027

Mustafizur Rahman

Mustafizur enters into Top 10 in ICC ODI rankings

Despite his mediocre performance, Mustafizur Rahman found him top 10 in the latest ICC ODI rankings, which was released on Wednesday

Players of Bangladesh women's national cricket team celebrate after defeating Pakistan in Women's Cricket World Cup

Bangladesh to play 50 matches in First Women's FTP

Bangladesh women's cricket team got a total of 50 matches in two formats of cricket-ODI and T20 as the International Cricket Council announced the first women's Future Tours Programme (FTP) on Tuesday

Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan

BCB president concerned over tight schedule ahead

Nazmul Hassan, the president of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) expressed his concern over the country's tight cricket schedule in the next four years FTP cycle

New Zealand’s Kane Williamson celebrates with the trophy and teammates after winning the final to become the ICC World Test Champions beating India at Rose Bowl, Southampton, Britain on 23 June 2021

World Test Championship finals in 2023, 2025 to be hosted in Lord’s

In 2021, the WTC final was shifted from Ageas Bowl, Southampton to Lord’s due to Covid-19, where New Zealand defeated India to be crowned as the inaugural WTC champions.

Bangladesh had held the 2014 edition of the ICC Women's Twenty20 World Cup

Bangladesh to host 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup

Bangladesh has hosted the T20 World Cup once before, back in 2014. Back then, the men’s and women’s T20 World Cup used to be held simultaneously at the same country

England's Ben Stokes refreshes himself with an ice pack during a break of the first One Day International (ODI) cricket match between England and South Africa at the Riverside cricket ground in Durham, north-east England on 19 July, 2022

'We are not cars': Stokes criticises packed schedule

Authorities should stop treating players like "cars" and fix cricket's "jam-packed" schedule to retain multi-format players, England's Ben Stokes said

Bangladesh ODI team

2023-2027 ICC FTP High time for different Bangladesh teams in different formats

With such a hectic schedule on the horizon, doing that would expose the players to injuries, increase mental stress and could very well push some players to an early retirement.

Bangladesh to play 34 Tests in four years

ICC Test Championship Bangladesh to play 34 Tests in four years

The ICC is yet to declare the FTP for 2023-2027 cycle. But Cricinfo claims to have access to a near-final draft of the FTP, where Bangladesh is set to play 34 Tests, more than the likes of New ...

Gujarat Titans squad celebrates with the trophy after winning IPL 2022 against Rajasthan Royals, at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on 29 May, 2022

Proliferation of T20 leagues puts squeeze on bilateral tours

The ICC has already accepted the new reality with chairman Greg Barclay saying “there’s not a lot we can do” about T20 leagues dominating the calendar.

England's Jonny Bairstow celebrates reaching his century on Day 5 of the second Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge on 14 June, 2022

Jonny Bairstow, Marizanne Kapp win ICC Player of the Month award for June

ICC on Monday announced the winners of the ICC Player of the Month awards for June 2022 as England's all-conquering Jonny Bairstow and South Africa's batting force Marizanne Kapp

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