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The ICC announced match officials for the Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 league phase. Claire Polosak and Eloise Sheridan will umpire the opening India-Sri Lanka match, joining an all-female panel of 14 umpires and four match referees from nine countries.

The ICC has launched ‘Bring it Home’, the official song for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, sung by Shreya Ghoshal. Celebrating determination, unity, and women’s cricket, the song is available on digital platforms, with ticket sales starting at Rs 100.

The ICC expressed grief over the death of former Australia captain Bob Simpson, 79, with chairman Jay Shah praising his immense legacy as a player, captain, coach, and global cricketing inspiration

The ICC has appointed Sanjog Gupta as its new CEO, effective July 7, 2025. With over 20 years of experience in sports and media, Gupta is expected to drive cricket’s global expansion and innovation across fan engagement and technology.

"Privileged to represent the sport of cricket in Munich ahead of the @championsleague Final and engage in discussions with UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin. Interacting with fellow sports leaders is always enriching as the @ICC continues to broaden cricket’s global footprint," Shah posted on X on Saturday.

As women’s cricket remains one of the ICC’s six key strategic priorities, the governing body has broadened its educational and awareness efforts on women’s health, aiming to normalize discussions on topics like menstruation within team settings.

The ICC Champions Trophy 2025, with a record $6.9 million prize pool, will offer winners a massive $2.24 million, boosting the prestige of the tournament in Pakistan and the UAE

India's decision not to send the team to Pakistan and PCB's defiant stand in not acceding to hybrid system placed the future of event in balance

As reported earlier, India will play all its matches in Dubai and the high-profile India vs Pakistan match will also be held in the UAE

The AI-powered tool monitors toxic content like hate speech and harassment across official and player social media channels

The fund would increase the minimum match payment for Test players and cover the cost of sending teams on overseas tours

An electronic clock, counting down from 60 to zero, will be displayed on the ground, with the onus on the third umpire to determine the start of the clock.

The ground will be home to India during the entirety of the group stage, where they will also face Ireland and the hosts USA.

"The trial will start with the first T20I match between the West Indies and England on December 12 in Barbados," ICC said in a statement.

The Sri Lanka government had sacked the SLC following the team's disastrous show at the World Cup, where it lost seven of the nine games

A spokesperson from the International Cricket Council said the situation for the league match between the Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on Monday is being currently assessed

In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to Gurbaz's disciplinary record, for whom it was the first offence in 24 months, the ICC informed in a press release on Tuesday.

With so many special teams and players set to compete hard in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 here in India, I am excitedly looking forward to this fantastic tournament.

The ICC T20 World Cup 2024 will be hosted across seven Caribbean venues along with three venues in the USA

The tournament will see prizes for each league match won, something which has recently been a norm in ICC tournaments.