Smith, who is Australia's premier batter in Tests and ODIs and is considered as one of the finest longest format batters of all time, was dropped from the ICC T20 World Cup squad in favour of more younger, hard-hitting batter.
A ticket to the final round of ICC Men's T20 World Cup qualifying is up for grabs for four teams at Sub-Regional Qualifier A in Samoa, beginning on Saturday.
India's experienced skipper Rohit Sharma closes in on Babar Azam at the top of the ODI rankings for batters, while a Sri Lanka opener also makes his move.
As the cricketing world eagerly anticipates the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia, former India head coach Ravi Shastri has pointed out the intriguing one-on-one battles that are set to define the contest.
Gillespie will take charge for the ICC World Test Championship fixtures against Bangladesh (at home starting from August 21), followed by Tests against England (at home in October) and South Africa (away in December) in the 2024-25 season.
Labuschange, one of the backbones of the Australian batting line-up, shared the picture of his bat on social media. The bat looked in really bad shape after very noticeable wear and tear.
Bangladesh is scheduled to play eight Test matches - four two-match Test series against Pakistan, India, South Africa and the West Indies - in 2024, all of which are a part of the World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, as per ICC.
Sri Lanka's talismanic skipper Chamari Athapaththu beat a hot field by overcoming India's star openers, Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma, to win the ICC Women's Player of the Month for July 2024.
Bangladesh have named a 16-member squad in the ICC World Test Championship series against Pakistan later this month. The squad will be led by Najmul Hossain Shanto. .
Cricket's return to the Olympics has been a long time coming. Last featured in the Games in 1900, the sport is set to make its long-awaited comeback after 128 years at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, as per ICC.