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Hans India
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Palani, Bhatnagar and Klair elected to ICC Chief Executives' Committee
Gurumurthy Palani, Anurag Bhatnagar and Gurdeep Klair have been elected to the influential Chief Executives' Committee (CEC) of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Palani (France), Bhatnagar (Hong Kong), and Klair (Canada) won the elections for the three CEC spots ahead of incumbents Sumod Damodar (Botswana) and Sankar Renganathan (Sierra Leone). The trio winning the elections were confirmed by their respective boards' social media handles. Apart from Damodar and Renganathan, Tim Cutler (Vanuatu), Stella Siale (Samoa) and Sarah Gomersall (Jersey) were also in the fray in the CEC elections, whose voting process involved 40 associate members and five regional representatives from Americas, Asia, Africa, Europe, and East Asia-Pacific. The CEC is one of the ICC's most powerful boards, comprising of all Full Member nation board representatives and elected Associate representatives. The CEC plays an influential decision making role in shaping policies, governance around promotion and the direction of cricket being played and organised at the international level. The Associate Member seats are of huge importance as they serve as a critical link between the ICC's top board and the member countries outside of it. Under ICC rules, candidates for CEC elections had to be a representative of an Associate Member or a current/past ICC director. Palani, Bhatnagar and Klair will now have two-year terms and the trio will also be part of the Associate Member Committee, which works towards governing and regulating cricket at the Associate level. The elections for the three coveted Associate Member seats on the CEC marked the commencement of the ICC's Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Singapore on Thursday and is slated to run till July 20. It's also the first major ICC AGM happening under chairman Jay Shah and newly-appointed CEO Sanjog Gupta.
Hans India
16-07-2025
- Business
- Hans India
Test cricket's future and T20 WC expansion set to dominate ICC AGM in Singapore
New Delhi: Discussions on the future of Test cricket and further expansion of the T20 World Cup are set to dominate the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the International Cricket Council (ICC), which begins in Singapore on Thursday. This will also be the first AGM of the ICC under new chairman Jay Shah and CEO Sanjog Gupta. One of the most pressing topics in the AGM will be a discussion on the two-tier system for Test cricket, which has generated mixed views amongst the cricketing community. Another thing which could be ratified will be the future editions of the World Test Championship (WTC) Final to be hosted in England. Though a decision on ODI World Cup's expansion may not come, the Men's T20 World Cup, which has 20 teams in 2024 and for the 2026 edition, could expand to having 24 teams in future editions. The move to expand T20 WC teams aligns with cricket's return for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and the sport's growing interest in emerging nations like Italy, who recently qualified for 2026 edition of the tournament to be played in India and Sri Lanka. Also, a word on financial audit for the USA leg of 2024 T20 World Cup may come from the working committee led by deputy director Imran Khawaja. The making of pop-up Nassau County International stadium, which hosted eight matches, including the big-ticket India-Pakistan clash, got criticism for its drop-in pitches and taking excessive money than its usual allocation. The USA leg of T20 World Cup costs is being cited as a big factor in former CEO Geoff Allardice's resignation earlier this year, as well as many ICC executives leaving their jobs. There's also the influential Chief Executives' Committee election, with three spots up for grabs to be won by the administrators from the Associate Nations. The AGM may also discuss the future of USA Cricket Board after its administration were put on notice at last year's ICC annual conference due to severe governance issues. Meanwhile, ICC may get new members in Zambia, who are poised to regain Associate member status after a 2019 suspension, and East Timor, who may get the governing body's membership for the first time.
Forbes
14-04-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Working Group To Look Into Cricket's Formats As Support For T10 Status Fades
The recent Australia and India Test series proved a windfall (Photo by) A working group is set to be established and tasked with addressing pressing issues over cricket's three formats, including a radical plan to split Test nations into two divisions. The taskforce, which is expected to comprise administrators from the Chief Executives' Committee, will also look into whether T10 - an emerging 90-minute game - should be made into an official format for international cricket. Despite some influential support from several board directors, there is limited support to add a fourth format in the near future it is learnt. There will be more immediate focus for the working group on Test cricket. In-game bonus points, extra points for away wins and a shot clock to manage over rates are expected to be ratified shortly with the new cycle of the World Test Championship to start in June. A lot of attention will be on Test's future and whether the traditional format will undergo a major shake-up and split into two divisions. Australia and England, two of cricket's most powerful and richest countries, have been advocates and keen to persuade all-mighty India. The Ashes could be played more often (Photo by) Apart from details in a report in The Age newspaper in January, details have been murky with the plan believed to not have been formally presented to the all-powerful International Cricket Council board. Discussions have so far been informal with much to be ironed out. The exact split between the 12 Test nations - 7-5 or 6-6 - as well as whether promotion and relegation would be part of the system are to be determined. Promotion and relegation has been a contentious topic previously. The 'big three' countries of India, Australia and England have been reticent given that slipping into the lower bracket would scupper their money-making plans, with the trio wanting to play each other more often given the financial incentives. Under the plan, Australia and England could play two Ashes series every three years instead of four years currently. Promotion and relegation along with how the funds will be distributed loom as sticking points. 'If it's (the plan) on the promotion and relegation basis it will get some backing,' ICC board director and Zimbabwe chair Tavengwa Mukuhlani told me. 'If it doesn't have that then two divisions is useless. There's no point and no context. We would not support that. 'The funds from the top division need to be shared properly.' The 50-over format has long been under the spotlight due to the emergence and growing popularity of T20 cricket over the past two decades. But given that the World Cup remains a marquee event and money-spinner, ODI cricket's status is secure although tweaks are expected. The scrapping of two new balls in ODIs is expected, while a handful of boards are pushing for the revival of the scrapped 13-team ODI Super League. T10 competitions have been sprouting around the world in recent years, traversing far-flung locations from the Cayman Islands to Melbourne, which is hosting an ongoing 11-day tournament that has been approved by Cricket Australia. T10 cricket has thrived in the United Arab Emirates (Photo by) It has influential support, with some proponents believing it could be a more viable long-term Olympic option for cricket than T20, which will be played at Los Angeles in six-team men's and women's competitions. There are those who believe that T10, perhaps played with six per side, could be a second cricket Olympic discipline much like 3x3 - three per side over 10 minutes - is for basketball, a rival that vies with cricket for the title of world's second biggest sport. But there does not appear enough widespread support on the ICC board for T10 cricket to hold official international status, which is a requirement for the Olympics. For the foreseeable future, international cricket will consist of Tests, ODIs and T20s albeit the formats may undergo some change.
