Two Proteas in ODI Team of the Year
The 2023 ICC ODI Team of the Year is dominated by World Cup finalists India, but two South Africans cracked the nod.
Khawaja sports shoes with daughters’ names
Australia’s Usman Khawaja wore shoes marked with his daughters’ names as he batted against Pakistan on Tuesday.
Equal prize money for ICC events
The ICC will distribute equal prize money to men’s and women’s teams from now on at its events.
ICC scraps soft signal, tweaks free-hit rule
Umpires are no longer required to give a soft signal when referring decisions to the TV umpire.
Indian cricket to get richer, SA remains a minnow
Cricket South Africa is set to get just 4.37% of the ICC’s $600-million annual earnings in the proposed model for the 2024-27 cycle.
Jansen claims major ICC award
Marco Jansen has been named the ICC Men’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year.
Rabada recognised for Test excellence
Proteas fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has been named in the ICC Men’s Test Team of the Year.
Brisbane pitch below average – ICC
ICC elite match referee Ritchie Richardson has determined that the pitch used for the first Test between Australia and South Africa at the Gabba was not good enough.
Cricket’s hostile takeover is complete
India, England and Australia’s takeover of international cricket will fundamentally change the game for the worse, writes RYAN VREDE.
ICC to bring back neutral umpires
The ICC will re-introduce neutral umpires soon despite the Covid-19 pandemic providing an opportunity to give home umpires more exposure.
South Africa to co-host Cricket World Cup in 2027
The ICC has confirmed the host nations of the eight white-ball men’s tournaments to take place from 2024 to 2031.
ICC launches bid to include cricket in Olympics
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has officially launched its intention for the sport to be included in the Olympic Games from 2028 onwards.
IPL ’21: Legacy of greed and cowardice
The Indian Premier League organisers will forever be remembered for putting profits ahead of people, while the players who stayed and played while thousands died and hundreds of thousands were infected daily will be judged by history, writes RYAN VREDE.
IPL throws money at its Covid-19 problem while ICC silent
As the humanitarian crisis in India deepens, so does the desperation of the organisers and franchise owners to plaster over their moral bankruptcy. This while the spineless ICC says nothing, writes RYAN VREDE.
Deal with the devil will destroy South African cricket
After looking on the verge of purging itself from the toxic members’ council, the interim board and government conceded to a resolution that will ‘save’ cricket in the short term but kill it eventually, writes RYAN VREDE.
