In October 2026, the ICC and MCC will introduce a new catching rule in cricket, disallowing ‘bunny-hop’ catches where fielders jump from outside the boundary to touch the ball. Fielders can still push the ball from within the boundary, step out, and dive back in to complete a catch. The International Cricket Council (ICC) and […]
West Indies’ Shai Hope, right, and Evin Lewis (AP Photo) Cricket West Indies has appealed to the International Cricket Council to establish a qualification pathway for Caribbean nations to compete in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, where cricket will return after a 128-year absence with a six-team T20 tournament for both men and women.The qualification […]
Lord’s cricket ground is set to host the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup final. (Getty) The iconic Lord’s cricket ground is set to host the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup final.The tournament will begin on June 12 next year. Apart from Lord’s, The Oval, Old Trafford, Headingley, the Hampshire Bowl, Edgbaston, and the Bristol County […]
ICC chief Jay Shah with former IOC President Thomas Bach. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has welcomed the announcement of Fairgrounds in Pomona, Southern California, as the venue for cricket at the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 (LA28).The cricket competition at LA28 will feature six teams each in the men’s and women’s competitions, marking the […]
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): Cricket at the LA 2028 Olympic Games will feature six teams each in the men’s and women’s tournaments, it was confirmed on Wednesday. The sport, absent from the Olympics for over a century, last featured at Paris 1900, where a one-off, two-day match between Great Britain and France was […]
