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Pakistan’s request to swap the venues of their ODI World Cup 2023 matches against Australia and Afghanistan has reportedly been turned down by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI.) Besides BCCI, the ICC also rejected the idea of venue swap. Notably, PCB were hopeful of having their venues for two of their matches during the 2023 ODI World Cup in India swapped with each other. 

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin, the Prime Minister of Russia. According to sources, the notice was issued in view of the war crime accusation of unlawfully deported Ukrainian children. However, Moscow has repeatedly denied accusations that its forces have committed atrocities during its one-year invasion of its neighbour. Furthermore, the ICC also started an investigation into the conflict and… read-more

Aiming enhancement of the Indian Women's Championship, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the first-ever women's Future Tours Programme (FTP.) On August 16, the released FTP, which confirms the international cricket calendar for 10 teams over the next three years, playing all three ODIs, T20I and Test match formats. Notably, over 300 matches will be played as part of the 2022-25 FTP, saying it's a watershed moment for IWC.

After a convincing 10-wicket win over England in the first game of the ongoing ODI series, India has surpassed Pakistan in the new ICC ODI Team Rankings. They were ranked fourth with 105 rating points prior to the match against England, and have risen to third with 108 rating points, trailing Pakistan with 106. New Zealand leads the standings with 126 rating points, while England is second with 122.

The women's Indian cricket team went off a good start to the ICC Women's World Cup. The team beat Pakistan by 107 runs, after it won the toss. Smriti Mandhana, Sneh Rana and Pooja Vastrakar opted to bat first with making half-centuries to recover the post 244 for seven at the Bay Oval. With the bowling strategy of Indian team, it defended the 245 target-run of Pakistan, winning today's match.