ICC planning contingencies for ICC global events
The ICC in a media release has stated that the governing body is working on a contingency plan for all ICC global events, including ICC Men’s World T20 which was originally scheduled to be held from October 18th to November 15th this year. The ICC provided the update via a media release following a meeting of the Chief Executives Committee of the International Cricket Council.
ICC Chief Executive Manu Sawhney acknowledged the challenges in hosting a world tournament and said, “We agreed on the importance of taking well informed, responsible decisions in relation to the resumption of international cricket. The complexities involved in being able to stage ICC global events are extensive to ensure we protect the health and safety of everyone involved and they will be carefully considered before any decisions are arrived at in the best interests of the game.”
Cricket Australia Chief Executive, Kevin Roberts further voiced his stance on the matter, “Cricket Australia is working closely with the ICC, the Local Organising Committee and the Australian government so we have a comprehensive understanding of exactly what it will take to be able to play the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 in October in Australia as planned. We are also jointly exploring all other options in relation to staging the event and will take the right decisions at the right time so we can host a wonderful celebration of the sport and keep everyone involved safe and well.”
Apart from the staging of global events, the ICC also provided an update on all the other events scheduled in its FTP until 2023. “There was agreement that the disrupted FTP program would need to be collectively reviewed through to 2023 with a view to rescheduling as much of the cricket that has been postponed due to COVID-19 as possible," read the media release.
The ICC is currently playing the waiting game before taking a call on the future of the World Test championship. “Discussions and decisions on this and the future of both the World Test Championship and the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League will be held at a later date when there is a greater understanding of the impact of the cricket that has been lost on the competitions,” clarified the ICC.
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