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Afghanistan women want ICC help create refugee cricket team in Australia

After being frozen out of the sport by the rise of the Taliban, the women have called on the ICC to help them establish and run a ‘cricket team without borders’.

After being frozen out by the rise of the Taliban, the women have called on the ICC to help them establish and run a ‘team without borders’

2 Jul 2024 - 8:00PM

India end drought with T20 win over South Africa, Virat Kohli calls it quits

30 Jun 2024 - 11:50AM

Cricket diplomacy: India leads South Asia charge to engage US through sport

22 Jun 2024 - 6:00PM

Letters | China is alone against US allies in the West Pacific – or is it?

Readers discuss the level of parity among military rivals in the Asia-Pacific, a temporary cricket stadium in the US, and the football tournament of the moment.

21 Jun 2024 - 11:30AM

Ships sail in formation during a “maritime cooperative activity” between Australia, the United States, Japan and the Philippines in Manila’s exclusive economic zone on April 7. Photo: AFP/Australian Department of Defence/Leo Baumgartner

Co-hosts US make history by qualifying for T20 cricket World Cup knockout stage

On their debut appearance, the Americans qualify for Super Eights ahead of Pakistan, in a boost for the sport before 2028 LA Olympics, when cricket will return to the Games.

15 Jun 2024 - 6:00PM

New Zealand need miracle to avoid T20 World Cup exit after loss to West Indies

Sherfane Rutherford’s unbeaten 68 helped the hosts to a place in the next phase while the Kiwis will be out if Afghanistan defeat Papua New Guinea on Thursday.

13 Jun 2024 - 7:01PM

Hong Kong cricket bosses eye National Games spot, raise Chinese Super League plan

CHKC signed deal with Shandong Small Ball Sports Federation and says joining of forces would ‘absolutely not’ threaten Hong Kong’s cricketing independence.

29 May 2024 - 10:00AM

CHKC chairman Burji Shroff said Hong Kong cricket and their mainland counterparts would “exchange experiences, facilities and players”. Photo: CHK

Uganda’s dreams ‘come true’ at T20 World Cup as they prepare to face New Zealand

Indian Abhay Sharma was named head coach of the men’s national team less than a month ago while captain Brian Masaba was the skipper with the second-highest number of wins in T20 internationals.

28 May 2024 - 3:44PM

Hong Kong Cricket Sixes could make comeback in 2024 but facilities need overhaul

Local cricket association chairman Burji Shroff hints at event being held alongside the Hong Kong Blitz but adds that city needs better grounds and practice facilities to keep up with its international competitors.

28 May 2024 - 8:00AM

Once a popular pastime in the US, cricket is coming back for the T20 World Cup

Cricket is not high in the national consciousness of the tournament’s co-hosts, but the sport does have a long history in the land of baseball.

23 May 2024 - 5:58AM

The Nassau County International Cricket Stadium under construction in Eisenhower Park in New York. The 34,000-capacity stadium will host eight games, including the hotly anticipated India-Pakistan clash on June 9. Photo: AFP

Cricket aiming to use T20 World Cup to boost US fan base in the land of baseball

Showpiece 20-over event will be co-hosted by the West Indies and the United States in June with New York, Florida and Dallas as venues.

1 May 2024 - 8:30PM

The T20 World Cup will have some matches in the USA as the sport looks to grow stateside. Photo: EPA

Head coach Willis wants to change ‘deep-rooted culture’ in Hong Kong cricket

Head coach Simon Willis is striving to instil a ‘winning culture’ in Hong Kong cricket, a long-term goal given behaviours deeply ingrained in some players.

18 Apr 2024 - 7:20PM

Hong Kong’s cricketers fighting for funding and interest as well as cup glory

City’s team fighting to raise profile of the sport locally and attract investment by performing well at the ACC Premier Cup in Oman.

11 Apr 2024 - 11:37PM

IPL begins 2024 season with match-up between Indian legends Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni

Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings take on Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bengaluru, while another intriguing match sees a clash of the two most expensive players, Aussies Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins.

21 Mar 2024 - 2:29PM

Two of the biggest names in Indian cricket, MS Dhoni (right) and Virat Kolhi, will face each other in the opening match of the Indian Premier League season. Photo: AFP

Former Test cricket star Taibu wants elite chances for sides like Hong Kong

Former Zimbabwe captain Tatenda Taibu is urging governing body the ICC to provide more opportunities for associate nations to play against Test match countries.

18 Mar 2024 - 6:00PM

Tatenda Taibu, the former Zimbabwe captain, wants more chances for associate nations to face Test countries. Photo: AFP

UK club cricketer handed 17-year ban for attempted match fixing in Abu Dhabi

Rizwan Javed was accused of attempting to fix matches on three separate occasions, offering rewards to other players to engage in corrupt behaviour and refusing to cooperate with the ICC.

15 Feb 2024 - 9:10PM

7 of the richest cricket stars in 2023 – net worths, ranked

From ‘God of Cricket’ Sachin Tendulkar to Ricky Ponting, here are some of the richest cricket stars in the world this year – so who tops the list?

26 Dec 2023 - 4:00AM

England T20 win over West Indies like ‘being at Hong Kong Sixes’, Butler says

Phil Salt smashes 119 from just 57 balls as England pile on record score of 267 for three, and beat West Indies by 75 runs in fourth Twenty20 international.

20 Dec 2023 - 9:49AM

England players celebrate the dismissal of West Indies’ Matthew Forde during the fourth T20 at Brian Lara Academy. Photo: AP

Chapman hails Hong Kong grounding before Kiwis’ huge Cricket World Cup clash

Hong Kong-born batsman Mark Chapman is preparing for a colossal encounter at the Cricket World Cup, as New Zealand aim for a semi-final meeting with unbeaten hosts India

8 Nov 2023 - 3:52PM

Hong Kong’s cricketers out of T20 World Cup qualifiers as Bahrain survive scare

United Arab Emirates and Bahrain each stand one victory from earning places in the 2024 tournament in West Indies and the US, after Hong Kong’s hopes end.

2 Nov 2023 - 9:18PM

Pakistan ex-cricketer gets 12 years for inciting murder of Dutch MP

Dutch court on Monday sentences former Pakistan international cricketer Khalid Latif to 12 years in prison for urging murder of anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders.

11 Sep 2023 - 6:04PM

Dutch PVV leader Geert Wilders attends a criminal case in the court of Schiphol. The criminal case hearing is against the Pakistani cricketer Khalid Latif, who is said to have offered money in a video for the murder of Wilders, a member of Dutch Parliament. Photo: EPA-EFE

Hong Kong’s women have T20 World Cup dream ended by blistering Oza innings

United Arab Emirates opener hammers 85 off 60 balls on way to powering her side to 57-run win in semi-finals of Asia regional qualifier.

8 Sep 2023 - 5:25PM

UAE Opener Esha Oza hits the ball into the leg side for four during her side’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier semi-final against Hong Kong at Bayuemas Oval. Photo: ICC

Hong Kong’s women stand on brink of history, as T20 World Cup qualifier beckons

The women’s team have never progressed beyond the regional round of qualifying for the global tournament, but victory over the United Arab Emirates on Friday in the semi-finals of Asian qualifying would change that.

8 Sep 2023 - 8:30AM

India, Bangladesh lead women’s T20 semi-final line-up after washout in Hong Kong

More rain in Hong Kong leaves six games abandoned without a ball being bowled and a wait to see whether Monday’s semis can take place.

17 Jun 2023 - 5:38PM

Pakistan and Sri Lanka to co-host Asia Cup as India row resolved

Pakistan and India have refused to play each other anywhere but in neutral venues since 2012, and the latest row had threatened to impact the World Cup later this year.

16 Jun 2023 - 12:37PM

Sri Lanka’s Dhananjaya de Silva pulls the ball as Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan looks on during the Asia Cup final in Dubai last year. Photo: Reuters

Sri Lanka could host India games in cricket’s Asia Cup after Pakistan stand-off

Sri Lankan official said their country had the capacity to stage matches despite still emerging from an economic downturn, after India refused to visit tournament host Pakistan.

12 Jun 2023 - 1:29PM

India and Pakistan have not met on each other’s soil since 2012. Photo: Reuters

‘Tit-for-tat’ boycotts of cricket tournaments loom amid Pakistan-India rivalry

India’s refusal to send its national team to Pakistan on security grounds has sparked concerns about the ‘politicisation’ of cricket – and the possibility that the ‘game could splinter’.

7 Jun 2023 - 11:45AMvideocam

New cricket revenue-sharing plan threatens growth of game, associates say

Cricket Hong Kong says need for development should carry ‘significantly more weight’ than it appears to get under new proposal from game’s world governing body.

31 May 2023 - 8:17AM

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ICC (International Cricket Council)

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa. The ICC has 105 members: 12 full members that play test matches, 37 associate members, and 56 Affiliate Members. The ICC is responsible for the organisation and governance of cricket's major international tournaments, most notably the Cricket World Cup. It also appoints the umpires and referees that officiate at all sanctioned test matches, One Day International and Twenty20 Internationals.