The second largest company in the world has been granted naming rights for ICC Player of the Match awards for all their global events until end of 2023
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As it restructures its streaming plans, cricket continues to be the big bet for Disney
The company lost the right to stream the Indian Premier League recently, but has now won both TV and digital rights for all ICC events through the end of 2027 for a reported $3 billion
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Cricket chiefs vigilant over Twenty20 corruption risks
IPL was hit by a spot-fixing scandal in 2013 which resulted in two-year bans on two of its franchise teams
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Asia Cup 2018: Pakistan and Afghanistan players fined 15% of match fees
Pakistan’s paceman Hasan Ali and Afghanistan’s Asghar Afghan and Rashid Khan pleaded guilty to violating the players’ code of conduct
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Video: UAE’s plans for its own T20X cricket league are heating up
The UAE’s plans for its own T20X cricket league are heating up. Five franchise teams will compete in 22 matches in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi from December 19 to January 11.
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UAE’s new T20 league to take place in December, January
Seven ICC full member nations have given their support to the UAE’s new T20 cricket tournament to be held this winter
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UAE set to host new international T20 cricket league
Each squad will include international stars, emerging players from ICC full member states, juniors and three UAE cricketers
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India flexes IPL muscle in hunt for more TV riches, with an eye on Dubai
IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla is planning to take it overseas, to places like Dubai, the UK and also America
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Cricket races to save itself from years of declining popularity
India established a glitzy new T20 league that soon proved a cash cow and became a template for other nations