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Nomination process for next ICC chairman to be primary agenda in global cricket body's meeting on 25 June
•The ICC could be briefed on the investigations being carried on the leaks of classified e-mails.
ICC meeting: Members hope to end T20 World Cup impasse, figure nominations for chairmanship
•The International Cricket Council (ICC) will be hoping to end the impasse surrounding the future of this year's T20 World Cup in Australia and sort the nomination process for its next chairman when the board members meet virtually on Wednesday.
ICC chairman Shashank Manohar to step down at end of term this year
•The ICC is set to discuss the process to elect its new chief at its board meeting on Thursday with media reports saying that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief Colin Graves is favourite to fill the post.
Colin Graves to step down as ECB chairman on 31 August following postponement of The Hundred due to COVID-19 crisis
•Graves, who was appointed as chairman in May 2015, will be replaced by Ian Watmore after being ratified in the AGM at the end of the month. Graves is expected to take over as ICC's next chairman, replacing Shashank Manohar.
Former FA chief executive Ian Watmore to replace Colin Graves as ECB chairman in December
•The 61-year-old Watmore, who resigned from his position with English soccer’s governing body in 2010, will begin his new role with the country’s cricket board on 1 December.
Sir Alastair Cook: Former England captain, record run scorer honoured with knighthood
•Cook – who has more Test centuries (33) and runs (12,472) than any other England player accrued during a record 161 Test matches – is the first cricketer to be knighted since legendary all-rounder Ian Botham in 2007.
ICC CEO David Richardson deviates from ECB's opinion, says cricket is popular among youngsters
•England's top cricket administrator may feel young people no longer care about cricket, but David Richardson, the man running the sport's global governing body, is adamant youth interest is rising worldwide.
ECB's proposal for new 100-ball competition is to attract younger audience to cricket, says chairman Colin Graves
•The English and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) proposal for a new 100-ball competition was created to attract younger people to the sport, according to the organisation’s chairman Colin Graves.
ICC chairman Shashank Manohar set for re-election as former ECB chief Giles Clarke loses support
Firstcricket Staff •Given the new equation that has emerged, there has suddenly emerged an alignment in favour of Manohar, with even the BCCI throwing its weight behind him.
ICC's idea of four-day Test cricket remains replete with doubts, yet promises a revolution
Sarah Waris •It surely makes much sense to head in a direction that will garner more results over a shorter span of time, with four-day Test cricket being an ideal solution.