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| January 2025 | Afghanistan women's team played its first match since fleeing Afghanistan, an exhibition game in Melbourne. |
| 2023 | Human Rights Watch called for Afghanistan's suspension from ICC. |
| 2023 | Australia withdrew from a one-day series against Afghanistan to protest the oppression of women in the country. |
| 2023 | Mike Baird is set to become Chairman of Cricket Australia. |
| November 2023 | The ICC suspended Sri Lanka due to government interference in the board. |
| 2022 | Russia was expelled from the International Cricket Council. |
| October 13 2022 | Clea Smith from Victoria becomes a Director of Cricket Australia. |
| October 13 2022 | David Maddocks, an Independent Non-Executive Director, joins the Cricket Australia board. |
| May 25 2022 | Five associate teams (Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Thailand, and the United States) were granted women's ODI status by the ICC. |
| 2021 | Zambia was expelled from the International Cricket Council. |
| 2021 | Russia was suspended from the International Cricket Council for non-compliance. |
| 2021 | Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan and banned women from sport, leading to potential calls for suspension of Afghanistan's ICC membership. |
| 2021 | Richard Freudenstein serves as interim Chairman of Cricket Australia. |
| June 10 2021 | Greg Rowell from Queensland joins the Cricket Australia board as a Director. |
| April 2021 | ICC granted permanent women's Test and women's One Day International status to all full member nations. |
| February 28 2021 | Vanessa Guthrie AO starts her term as an Independent Non-Executive Director on the Cricket Australia board. |
| February 28 2021 | Mike Baird AO from New South Wales is appointed as Chair of Cricket Australia. |
| 2020 | Nick Hockley becomes the CEO of Cricket Australia, continuing to lead the organization from 2020 to the present. |
| 2019 | Zambia was suspended from the International Cricket Council for non-compliance with ICC's finance statute. |
| 2019 | Morocco was expelled from the International Cricket Council. |
| July 2019 | The ICC suspended Zimbabwe due to government interference, marking the first such suspension of a full member side. |
| June 10 2019 | Richard Freudenstein, an Independent Director, begins his non-executive role on the Cricket Australia board. |
| April 2019 | Namibia, Oman, Papua New Guinea, and the United States gained ODI status after the 2019 World Cricket League Division Two tournament. |
| January 1 2019 | All Twenty20 matches played between ICC members became eligible for full T20I status. |
| 2018 | United Arab Emirates, Scotland, and Nepal gained ODI status after the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. |
| 2018 | The Netherlands regained ODI status by winning the 2015–2017 World Cricket League Championship. |
| 2018 | Kevin Roberts takes over as CEO of Cricket Australia, serving from 2018 to 2020. |
| October 25 2018 | Paul Green from Tasmania joins the Cricket Australia board as a Director. |
| April 2018 | ICC announced T20I status for all its members from 1 July 2018 for women's cricket and from 1 January 2019 for men's cricket. |
| June 22 2017 | Ireland and Afghanistan were granted full member status. Affiliate membership was abolished, with existing affiliate members becoming associate members. |
| April 15 2016 | John Harnden AM from South Australia starts his term as a Director of Cricket Australia. |
| 2015 | Brunei was expelled from the International Cricket Council. |
| October 2015 | Inception of the Weber Women's Big Bash League (initially called rebel WBBL), a professional T20 competition for women's cricket in Australia. |
| July 2015 | Introduction of the Weber Women's Big Bash League (initially as rebel WBBL), creating a professional T20 competition for women's cricket in Australia. |
| June 30 2015 | Cricket Australia reported a financial year revenue of A$380.9 million, with a net surplus of $99 million primarily due to co-hosting the ICC Cricket World Cup. |
| 2014 | Brunei was suspended from the International Cricket Council for failing to comply with any of the ICC criteria. |
| 2014 | Tonga was expelled from the International Cricket Council. |
| 2014 | Morocco was suspended from the International Cricket Council for non-compliance with four of the ICC criteria. |
| 2013 | Tonga was suspended from the International Cricket Council for not having a full-time administrator. |
| 2013 | Cuba was suspended from the International Cricket Council for failing to adhere to ICC's guidelines. |
| October 2011 | Launch of the KFC Big Bash League, a franchise-based Twenty20 competition replacing the previous T20 format. |
| July 2011 | Launch of the KFC Big Bash League, replacing the previous Twenty20 format and establishing a franchise-based T20 competition. |
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