Future Tours Programme

ICC chairman Shashank Manohar facilitates Bangladesh's split tour to Pakistan

ICC chairman Shashank Manohar has facilitated an agreement between the Pakistan and Bangladesh cricket boards for a full series which will be split between January and April this year in Pakistan.

Cricket Ireland scraps home Test against Bangladesh due to financial constraints, to play T20 instead

Warren Deutrom, Chief Executive of Cricket Ireland, said the board's financial health has not improved as much as it was expected to after becoming a full member of the ICC

ECB chairman Colin Graves writes to ICC raising objections to Future Tours Programme from 2023-31, says board will not support it

The BCCI has got a shot in the arm after England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) officially intimated ICC that it will not support the global body's bid to have a flagship event every year from 2023 to 2031.

Missing out on 2019 World Cup still hurts, but we've moved on, says Cricket Ireland CEO

The Chief Executive of Cricket Ireland is hopeful that the ICC would take more countries on board for the 2023 World Cup, having restricted the 2019 edition to just 10 sides.

World Test Championship to begin with arch-rivals England taking on Australia in July 2019

The nine top-ranked sides in the world will compete in the new touranment, with each side playing six series on a home-and-away basis against mutually selected opponents in a two-year cycle.

Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup: Six-time champions India face surprisingly tough test against Bangladesh in summit clash

Bangladesh have been the team of the tournament and earned their maiden final with convincing victories over both India and Pakistan in the round robin stage.

BCCI requests central government to provide clarity over India-Pakistan bilateral cricket series

The BCCI has repeatedly clarified its stance that it won't be able to engage in bilateral contests unless the government gives clearance.

After debut Test, Afghanistan won't play against India according to next Future Tours Programme of 2019-2022

Even though Afghanistan will play all top nations, including Australia and England in the new FTP, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has failed to secure any other series against India.

CoA chairman Vinod Rai welcomes BCCI's decision to host Afghanistan for their first ever Test

The Committee of Administrators (CoA) chairman Vinod Rai on Tuesday welcomed the BCCI's decision to host strife-torn Afghanistan for their first ever Test match, saying the game will be enriched by the participation of more teams.

India vs Sri Lanka: BCCI's rotation policy will ensure Delhi does not get an international match till 2020

Delhi's viability as an international sports venue has been called into question after Sri Lankan players complained of breathing problems due to smog and continued to wear anti-pollution masks in the ongoing third Test against India.