David Richardson declared that ball tampering and bad behaviour is threatening "cricket's DNA" and would not be tolerated by fans.

International Cricket Council chief executive David Richardson feels it will give more opportunities for the Associate members to participate in the second round of World T20

Martin Crowe scored 5,444 Test runs with 17 centuries, the most by a New Zealand batsman, and 4,704 ODI runs, including 456 runs in the ICC Cricket World Cup 1992 that won him the player of the tournament award.

The crowds loved the experience with a total attendance of 123,736 fans thronging into Adelaide Oval over the three lively days. Based on the initial evidence, day-night Tests look set to become part of global cricket schedules for years to come.

ICC chief executive Dave Richardson is of the view that the game needed to understand the demands and expectations of both fans and stakeholders, and Tests played into the evening session will provide an option to countries where Test cricket was facing attendance and commercial issues.

To arrest the decline of bilateral series, Dave Richardson said a number of possibilities were discussed at the ICC annual conference in Barbados in June and would again be one of the highlights at the next Board meeting in October.

International Cricket Council chief executive david Richardson stressed the need for players to remember their responsibilities to uphold the sport's integrity at all times.

In the last few months, the ICC has reported and suspended some high profile bowlers, such as Pakistani spinners Saeed Ajmal and Mohammed Hafeez for not bowling fully legal deliveries.

ICC chief executive David Richardson believes that this will be the best World Cup to date.

Waqar Younis becomes the 70th male member inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.