Sir Ronnie Flanagan, the Chairman of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU), has defended the organisation following criticism of its perceived role in the spot-fixing trial.
Pakistan internationals Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir as well as agent Mazhar Majeed were all given custodial sentences for orchestrating and carrying out the spot fixing in 2010.
International Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat has issued a statement after a court in England convicted Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt of conspiracy to cheat and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments.
After allegations that the two players as well as Mohammad Amir had been involved in a spot-fixing plot during Pakistan's tour of England in 2010, an ICC anti-corruption tribunal banned the three players for lengthy periods for breaching the ICC's Anti-Corruption code.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has expanded its player and team rankings to include Twenty20 Internationals, revealing the first rankings which place England on top.
The reigning ICC World Twenty20 champions - and top Test-ranked side - hold a narrow one-point lead over Sri Lanka and the list is completed by New Zealand, South Africa, India, Australia, Pakistan, the West Indies, Afghanistan and Zimbabwe.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Executive Board meeting has concluded in Dubai, making a number of key decisions affecting the world game.
The board has decided to revert to a previous position with regard to the Decision Review System (DRS) and may have to delay the 2013 Test Championship until 2017.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that from 1st October, a number of amendments to the playing conditions in international cricket will come into effect.
The amendments have been approved by the ICC Executive board after proposals were made by the ICC Cricket Committee in May.
The 2012 ICC World Twenty20 will run from 18th September to 9th October with four venues in Sri Lanka hosting the fourth edition of the tournament.
Colombo, Hambantota and Pallekele are the venues which will be used for the entirety of the men's competition while Galle will host the women's group games.
ICC Europe in partnership with the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has published seven new European translations of The Laws of Cricket (2000 Code 4th Edition - 2010). All translations are available to download online free for an unlimited period of time.
Jonthan Trott has spoken of the "honour and privilege" that he felt after receiving the award for the ICC Cricketer of the Year. Speaking to the ICC at their lavish awards ceremony on Monday, the 30-year old right-hander said, "I am pretty young in international cricket so to have won this award is a real honour and privilege. It is a great feeling because it comes at the end of a very fruitful year."
England batsman Jonathan Trott has won tthe International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricketer Of The Year award, following in the footsteps of compatriot Andrew Flintoff, who won the award in 2005.
He beat off competition from Alastair Cook, Hashim Amla and Sachin Tendulkar to become the eighth recipient of the award at the annual ceremony, this year held in London.
The ICC Chief Executives' Committee (CEC) has adopted a proposal from the ICC Development Committee to introduce a 50-over league to determine qualification for the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup.
The top two teams in the league will qualiify automatically for the finals while the remaining two qualifiers will be decided at a qualifying tournament which will include the remaining teams and the teams finishing third and fourth in World Cricket League Division Two.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has named its One-Day International team of the year at a special function held ahead of the ICC Awards ceremony this evening in London.
The team was chosen by a select panel chaired by former West Indian captain Clive Lloyd and would be captained by Indian wicket-keeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee Chris Broad has rated the pitch produced for the recently-concluded opening Test between Australia and Sri Lanka at Galle as 'poor'.
David Richardson, ICC General Manager - Cricket and chief match referee Ranjan Madugalle will now consider evidence available to them, including video footage and Broad's report before making a decision on the venue.
The ICC East-Asia Pacific (EAP) office would like to announce that Kieran McMillan has been appointed the new ICC EAP Regional Development Manager.
McMillan, who has been the Game Development Manager of Auckland Cricket for the past four years, will join the EAP team in late September.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has short-listed Hashim Amla, Alastair Cook, Sachin Tendulkar and Jonathan Trott for the ICC Cricketer of the Year award which will be handed out on 12th September in London.
An independent 25-person academy whittled down the long list to those four names while Cook and Trott are also short-listed for the Test Cricketer of the Year award, along with James Anderson and Jacques Kallis.
The six remaining teams that will join the Full Members at the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012 in Australia are now known following the completion of the qualifying tournament in Ireland. And the team groupings for the 15-day celebration of youth cricket have now also been finalised.
India Women's seam bowler Snehal Pradhan has been suspended from bowling in international cricket after independent analysis of her bowling action showed it was illegal.
Comprehensive analysis, conducted by Professor Bruce Elliott in Australia, revealed when bowling, her elbow extension is more than the permitted angle of 15 degrees.
