A report suggested that Pakistan team director Naveed Akram Cheema was informed match referee Andy Pycroft acted under BCCI’s influence during Sunday’s game, adding further fuel to the handshake row.
Dutch pacer Vivian Kingma has received a three-month ICC ban for testing positive for a cocaine metabolite after the May 2025 ODI vs UAE. His ban, effective August 15, can be reduced to one month with a treatment programme.
Apollo Tyres secures Team India jersey sponsorship, blending on-field branding with ads and digital campaigns, while BCCI maximizes revenue, setting a new benchmark in cricket sponsorship deals
Andy Pycroft removed from Pakistan’s Asia Cup 2025 matches after PCB protest; Richie Richardson named replacement referee by ICC.
PCB’s letter to the ICC criticizes referee Andy Pycroft’s role in the Asia Cup handshake controversy, alleging a breach of cricket’s spirit and demanding accountability for the incident.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) can reject the plea made by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to remove Andy Pycroft from the panel of match referees for the Asia Cup amid the No Handshake controversy sparked after the India vs. Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 match.
Mohammed Siraj wins the ICC Player of the Month award for August 2025 after his match-winning nine-wicket spell against England at The Oval.
ICC announces revised Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 schedule with Navi Mumbai replacing Bengaluru as venue. Full fixtures from Sept 30–Nov 2.
Bangladesh intensifies Women’s World Cup 2025 preparations with camps, day-night matches, and warm-ups as Nigar Sultana Joty leads the charge.
Many cricket fans were stunned on Wednesday (August 20) while not see the names of two experienced Indian cricketers, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, in the updated ICC Men's ODI batting rankings.
It is not my job to announce the winner
Rohit Sharma on being asked if England were rightly awarded the World Cup title in 2019
