Agency :
The ICC has in their meeting on Wednesday have decided to take a call on the 2020 edition of the men’s T20 World Cup and the Women’s World Cup 2021, next month after assessing the Covid-19 situation further, to give them “the best possible opportunity to make a right decision for the sport.”
Cricket Australia had been harboring hopes of hosting the T20 World Cup, even though their Chief Executive Kevin Roberts had admitted to a “very high risk” of the tournament getting postponed.
ICC Chief Executive Manu Sawhney said: “The situation surrounding the global pandemic is evolving rapidly and we want to give ourselves the best possible opportunity to make the right decision for the whole sport. The health and well-being of everyone involved is our priority and other considerations fallout from that.
“We will only get one chance to make this decision and it needs to be the right one and as such we will continue to consult with our Members, broadcasters, partners, governments and players and to ensure that we make a well informed decision.”
Other decisions from the meeting were:
The Board discussed the ongoing issue of tax exemptions required for ICC events and agreed to extend the deadline given to the BCCI to provide a tax solution to December 2020.
The Board received an update on the independent investigation into confidentiality of Board matters. The enquiry, which is being led by the ICC Ethics Officer, will be supported administratively by a sub-group of the Board comprising Independent Director Indra Nooyi and Chair of the F&CA Ehsan Mani. All Members of the Board and ICC Management are party to the enquiry.
The ICC has in their meeting on Wednesday have decided to take a call on the 2020 edition of the men’s T20 World Cup and the Women’s World Cup 2021, next month after assessing the Covid-19 situation further, to give them “the best possible opportunity to make a right decision for the sport.”
Cricket Australia had been harboring hopes of hosting the T20 World Cup, even though their Chief Executive Kevin Roberts had admitted to a “very high risk” of the tournament getting postponed.
ICC Chief Executive Manu Sawhney said: “The situation surrounding the global pandemic is evolving rapidly and we want to give ourselves the best possible opportunity to make the right decision for the whole sport. The health and well-being of everyone involved is our priority and other considerations fallout from that.
“We will only get one chance to make this decision and it needs to be the right one and as such we will continue to consult with our Members, broadcasters, partners, governments and players and to ensure that we make a well informed decision.”
Other decisions from the meeting were:
The Board discussed the ongoing issue of tax exemptions required for ICC events and agreed to extend the deadline given to the BCCI to provide a tax solution to December 2020.
The Board received an update on the independent investigation into confidentiality of Board matters. The enquiry, which is being led by the ICC Ethics Officer, will be supported administratively by a sub-group of the Board comprising Independent Director Indra Nooyi and Chair of the F&CA Ehsan Mani. All Members of the Board and ICC Management are party to the enquiry.
