Kumar Sangakkara

Player Signings - Teams

Joe Root signs up for Betway SA20 Season 3

SA20 League - July 20, 2024

Photo Credit: Paarl Royals England premier batter Joe Root will join the Paarl Royals for Betway SA20 Season 3. Root is the most experienced current England batter with the former captain having played 344 internationals across all formats. During this time he...

Causes - Organizations

MCC: Lord’s turns #RedForRuth on 11 July, to support families facing one of life’s toughest tests

Marylebone Cricket Club - July 11, 2024

Photo Credit: ECB ON THURSDAY 11 JULY, THE CRICKETING WORLD WILL ONCE AGAIN UNITE AT LORD’S, THE HOME OF CRICKET, TO SUPPORT THE RUTH STRAUSS FOUNDATION IN CELEBRATING THE SIXTH YEAR OF #REDFORRUTH. AN ICONIC MOMENT IN THE SPORTING CALENDAR,...

Tournament News

History of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup

ICC - May 15, 2024

Photo Credit: ICC History of the tournament From the moment Chris Gayle scythed the first delivery of the inaugural ICC Men’s T20 World Cup for four, a new form of entertainment was born. The West Indies batter ushered in a new era...

Governing Body News

SA20 League: Betway SA20 impresses MCC World Cricket Committee

SA20 League - March 15, 2024

Photo Credit: SA20 League The prestigious Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) World Cricket Committee convened in Cape Town early in February, marking a historic occasion as cricket icon Kumar Sangakkara chaired the meeting for the first time. The two-day gathering, attended by...

Governing Body News

MCC World Cricket Committee releases statements following meeting in Cape Town, South Africa

Marylebone Cricket Club - February 10, 2024

Photo Credit: Marylebone Cricket Club THE MCC WORLD CRICKET COMMITTEE (WCC) MET IN CAPE TOWN LAST WEEK, THE FIRST OF TWO MEETINGS TAKING PLACE IN 2024. The committee was generously hosted by the SA20 league and its commissioner and WCC committee...

Governing Body News

MCC World Cricket Committee backs inclusion of cricket in 2028 Olympic Games

Marylebone Cricket Club - October 18, 2023

Photo Credit: Marylebone Cricket Club THE MCC WORLD CRICKET COMMITTEE (WCC) HAS TODAY EXPRESSED ITS DELIGHT AT THE CONFIRMATION THAT CRICKET WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE 2028 OLYMPIC GAMES IN LOS ANGELES. The WCC has been a long-term advocate of the...

Executives: Hirings and Departures

Mark Nicholas takes office as MCC President

Marylebone Cricket Club - October 3, 2023

Photo Credit: Marylebone Cricket Club BROADCASTER AND FORMER CRICKETER MARK NICHOLAS HAS BECOME PRESIDENT OF MARYLEBONE CRICKET CLUB (MCC), WITH 1 OCTOBER MARKING THE START OF HIS YEAR IN OFFICE. NICHOLAS WAS ANNOUNCED AS STEPHEN FRY'S SUCCESSOR AT THE CLUB'S...

Causes - Events

Australia Men’s captain joins MCC World Cricket Committee in support of UNFCCC Sports for climate action framework

Marylebone Cricket Club - August 3, 2023

Photo Credit: ICC FOLLOWING MCC’S SIGNING OF THE UNFCCC SPORTS FOR CLIMATE ACTION FRAMEWORK, THE MCC WORLD CRICKET COMMITTEE (WCC) RECOGNISED THE IMPORTANCE OF IT FOR THE WORLD GAME AND APPLAUDED THE ROLE OF SPORTSPEOPLE LIKE PAT CUMMINS IN DRIVING...

Governing Body News

MCC World Cricket Committee proposes strategic funds for Test Cricket and the Women’s Game

Marylebone Cricket Club - July 12, 2023

Photo Credit: Marylebone Cricket Club THE MCC WORLD CRICKET COMMITTEE (THE WCC) MET RECENTLY AT LORD’S AHEAD OF THE SECOND LV= INSURANCE MEN’S TEST MATCH BETWEEN ENGLAND AND AUSTRALIA, TO CONTINUE ITS ASSESSMENT OF THE STATE OF THE GLOBAL GAME. Following...

Governing Body News

MCC World Cricket Committee statement – “Game is at a crossroads with intervention required”

Marylebone Cricket Club - March 10, 2023

Photo Credit: Marylebone Cricket Club THE MCC WORLD CRICKET COMMITTEE (WCC), WHO RECENTLY MET IN DUBAI, UNANIMOUSLY CONCLUDED THAT THE GAME HAS REACHED AN IMPORTANT CROSSROADS, RECOMMENDING URGENT INTERVENTION FROM THE GAME’S LEADERS TO ENSURE INTERNATIONAL AND FRANCHISE CRICKET CAN...

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