South Africa captain Faf du Plessis (left) captained a World XI side that played in Pakistan in September 2017
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have reached out to Cricket South Africa in order to try and get the Proteas to tour the country.
Steve Smith (right) and David Warner have both been banned for 12 months
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Cricket Australia have banned captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner for 12 months, while opening batsman Cameron Bancroft has been suspended for nine months.
Mohammad Shahzad will be eligible to return on January 17, 2018
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) handed Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Shahzad a retrospective one-year ban as he breached their Anti-Doping Code.
Mathews and Sangakkara were both named Test Batsman of the Year
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Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has been named Cricketer of the Year at this year’s Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) awards ceremony.
Dhoni will be banned for one match if he is found guilty of maintaining a slow over-rate at any time over the next 12 months
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India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been fined 60 per cent of his match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate during his side’s innings and 244-run loss to England at The Oval.
“He’s in the squad and if he gets a chance I’m sure he’ll take it”
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Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has announced that the national team are going to be “a bit rusty” heading into the ODI tri-series against Zimbabwe and South Africa.
“To score 90-odd is a good feeling”
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England captain Alastair Cook has announced that “it’s nice to finally contribute” after arguably the worst scoring drought of his international career.
Netherlands were awarded Twenty20 International status even after they lost their ODI status
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) have awarded the Netherlands and Nepal Twenty20 International status at their annual conference in Melbourne.
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“ZPCA advised ZC that this matter must be attended to as early as possible and accorded the seriousness it deserves, otherwise we will not participate in any ZC organised event”
Zimbabwe Cricket are set to use 25 per cent of the revenue they receive for participating in the World Twenty20 on paying their players for the next 12 months.
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“I’m quite lucky that I’ve had three years [with the team] before”
Sri Lanka head coach Paul Farbrace has announced that the country can become a dominant force in international cricket once again following the emergence of numerous youngsters.
