The ICC faces intense backlash from the World Cricketers' Association and Associate team captains over a revised format for the 2027 ODI World Cup. Critics allege a total lack of transparency and diminished playing opportunities for emerging cricket nations
The ICC Board has announced a drastic structural overhaul of its flagship tournaments. The 14-team ODI World Cup will adopt a three-stage format featuring a "Super 7" round, while the T20 World Cup expands to a "Super 10" stage with knockout eliminators
More than 100 women cricketers have joined the ICC’s Player Protection Programme to combat social media abuse. Partnering with AI moderator Freedom2hear, the initiative has already filtered 60,000 harmful comments and restricted thousands of abusive accounts during the T20 World Cup
