David Richardson

David Richardson had a distinguished career as a South African cricketer and administrator. He played in 42 Test matches and 122 ODIs, excelling as a wicketkeeper. After retiring in 1998, he became the ICC's first General Manager of Cricket in 2002 and later its CEO in 2012, influencing global cricket governance. In this prestigious role, he continued to oversee the development and growth of the sport on a global scale.

The ICC today dismissed reports that it was investigating alleged attempts by players to negate the effectiveness of the Hot Spot technology during the ongoing Ashes series between England and Australia.

A blood test to determine how fast someone is ageing has been shown to work on a population of wild birds, the first time the ageing test has been used successfully on animals living outside a laboratory setting.

The ICC Committee has recommended discontinuance of the rule of taking powerplays between 16th and 40th overs in ODIs, saying that it has made little impact in making the shorter format attacking.

The ICC board will be discussing a wide range of topics, including recommendations from its Chief Executives Committee and various other committees, as it began the year's first meeting.

The Cricket Board today defended its move to demand a lion's share of financial proceeds earned by the ICC by saying it was a "legitimate right issue" and was also "just and fair".

The recent advent of the stump microphones has only magnified the focus on the on-field behaviour of players. "What we tell players is that if you want to say something that you don't want to be heard, then don't say it. Stump microphones have the ability to create an atmosphere...but some of the chatter is very informative," said ICC CEO David Richardson.

ICC chief executive David Richardson completed a two-day visit to the Pakistan Cricket Board, which included attending the inaugural PCB awards function.

Australian Geoff Allardice, a former first-class cricketer, has been named the ICC's new general manager cricket, succeeding David Richardson.

The ICC on Monday announced the sale of tickets for the Champions Trophy, to be held in England in June next year.

The International Cricket Council mourned the passing away of cricket commentator and former president of the MCC Christopher Martin-Jenkins, who died of cancer at the age of 67.

The ICC has awarded Scotland and Netherlands each with $1.5 million under its Targeted Assistance and Performance Programme agreement.

India received a cheque of $265,000 for finishing third, while South Africa pocketed $475,000 for claiming the top position in the ICC Test Team Rankings.

"We wanted to create a more attacking 50-over game, one that could compete on the entertainment scales with T20 cricket," says ICC CEO David Richardson.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) Chief Executive, Haroon Lorgat has taken strong exception to remarks attributed to the ICC Chief Executive, David Richardson, during a recent interview in Sri Lanka.

ICC has congratulated the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on winning the Laureus Sports Award in the 'Spirit of Sport' category.

The DRS is firmly in the eye of the storm with the ICC admitting that the umpires made seven errors during the first Ashes Test which concluded at Trent Bridge last Sunday.

The ICC on Wednesday announced a long term deal with luxury brand Hublot, which will include all ICC events to 2020.

The ICC is now exploring from the "security and budget perspective" the possibility of staging a T20 series involving a World XI team in Pakistan, as part of its commitment to see international cricket return to the country.

The ICC has offered its deep condolences on the demise of former England captain and celebrated commentator Tony Greig, who passed away after losing his battle with lung cancer on Saturday.