Jasprit Bumrah's place as the best fast bowler in the world is confirmed following news that the India quick has claimed the No.1 spot on the latest ICC Men's Test Bowler rankings.

Former champions Bangladesh must prepare to win all of their Super Sixes matches of the ICC Under-19 World Cup in South Africa, in order keep their semi-finals berth alive.

The International Cricket Council said Sunday it had lifted its ban on Sri Lanka Cricket after Colombo promised to end political interference in the board's administration.

The Indian batter, who was player of the tournament at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023, had a superb year with the bat, culminating in a record tally of runs at the home World Cup, where his contributions played a major part in India's run to the final.

Australia skipper Pat Cummins was announced as the winner of the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year 2023.

India’s explosive batter Suryakumar Yadav has won his second successive ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year award, with West Indies’ dynamic all-round captain Hayley Matthews claiming the ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year as the first set of individual winners of the ICC Awards 2023 were announced on Wednesday.

Nahida took 20 wickets in the year in ODIs, the second-highest for anyone in women’s ODIs in 2023.

India skipper Rohit Sharma was named captain of ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year. The team also features two Australians, two South Africans and a New Zealand star.

The tournament will feature a record 20 teams, up from 16 in the 2022 edition, and be staged at nine venues across North America, including New York, which will have a 34,000-seater stadium in Nassau County.

The 15th edition of the tournament will feature the rising stars of 16 countries battling it out in 41 matches played across five venues.

Cummins was rewarded for his supreme bowling performance in his side’s victorious Test series against Pakistan

An experienced roster of 16 umpires, including two Bangladeshi umpires Gazi Sohel and Masudur Rahman Mukul, and four match referees have been selected to officiate the competition, overseeing a total of 41 matches that will feature the best young cricketers on the planet.

The Newlands contest lasted 642 balls with India registering a series-levelling victory in the shortest ever test in which there has been a winner, beating Australia's 656-ball victory over South Africa in 1932.

Usman Khawaja’s appeal against a sanction on him for wearing a black armband during the opening Test against Pakistan was rejected by the International Cricket Council, and therefore the reprimand imposed on the cricketer will stand, according to a report by The Sydney Morning Herald on Sunday.  

Bangladesh's position in the rankings remained unchanged at ninth

Shami, the highest wicket-taker in last year’s World Cup with 24 scalps at a staggering average of 10.7, also deservedly made the list

The Pakistan-born Khawaja, who has been keen to show his support for the people of Gaza during the ongoing conflict in the enclave, was reprimanded for wearing a black armband in the first test against Pakistan in Perth earlier this month.

“I have been following the Khawaja fiasco and I cannot say I’m surprised by the ICC’s stance,” Holding told The Australian.

Khawaja spoke on Friday about how the Israel-Hamas conflict had affected him, saying he despaired at seeing how many children had been killed

The Pakistan-born opener was reprimanded by cricket's global governing body on Thursday for wearing the armband during the 360-run win over Pakistan in the series-opener in Perth.