The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday shaped a three-member committee to “evaluation the supply” of the T20 World Cup which was co-hosted by the USA and the West Indies final month. The committee options former New Zealand batter Roger Twose and two different administrators Lawson Naidoo and Imran Khwaja, who’s the deputy chair of the ICC. “The ICC Board confirmed that there might be a evaluation into the supply of the ICC T20 World Cup. This might be overseen by three administrators, Roger Twose, Lawson Naidoo and Imran Khwaja who will report again to the Board later within the yr,” an ICC launch acknowledged.
It’s understood that ICC incurred losses in extra of USD 20 million for conducting matches in New York, Florida and Dallas.
It’s learnt that the allotted price range for the US leg of the event was round USD 150 million and it was discovered that the price range had overshot by a good distance which was red-flagged by sure influential board members of the worldwide physique.
Poor high quality of drop-in pitches, ticketing system and the logistical points added to the ICC’s woes. An in depth have a look at how numerous tenders had been handed out additionally raised considerations.
It’s understood that the position of some high ICC executives will even be completely regarded into by the committee.
Already, head of occasions Chris Tetley has tendered his resignation though the official motive given was that an ICC flagship occasion yearly (women and men) was taking its toll.
USA, Chile placed on discover and given 1 yr for compliance
The governing physique for cricket in the USA, popularly often called USAC, has been formally placed on discover and given 12 months to adjust to ICC’s Affiliate Membership standards. As per ICC’s Affiliate Membership Standards, USAC has fault on two counts 2.2 b (i) governance 2.2b (ii) administrative and government construction.
It’s learnt that USAC has not complied with the norms of the USA Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), which is obligatory to get recognition as Nationwide Governing Physique (NGB) to be part of Los Angeles Video games in 2028 the place cricket is likely one of the medal occasions.
In case, USAC, in its present type, fails to adjust to USOPC tips, the LA Video games organisers could be pressured to de-recognise the previous and type a brand new NGB.
The second motive is believed to be non-appointment of CEO, which is a should for any cricket board. “USA Cricket and Cricket Chile have been formally placed on discover and have 12 months to rectify their present non-compliance with the ICC Membership Standards,” the discharge acknowledged.
“Neither Member is taken into account to have in place a match for objective detailed governance and administrative construction and techniques.”
“The Board agreed {that a} Normalisation Committee comprising of Board and Administration representatives might be set as much as oversee and monitor USA Cricket’s compliance roadmap and the ICC Board will reserve its proper to droop or expel the Member for continued non-compliance.”
Cricketing Choices
The Chief Executives’ Committee (CEC) confirmed the allocation of the eight regional qualifying spots for the 2026 T20 World Cup. This could see two groups qualify from Africa and Europe, one from the Americas and three from a mixed Asia and EAP regional remaining.
The ICC, with its long-term strategic dedication to fairness throughout the boys’s and girls’s sport, additionally confirmed the enlargement of the ladies’s T20 World Cup in 2030 from 12 to 16 groups.
The closing date for qualification for the 2026 ladies’s T20 World Cup qualifier was confirmed as October 31, 2024.
The CEC permitted the appointment of Paul Reiffel to the Cricket Committee because the Elite Panel consultant.
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