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CHAMPIONING WORLD CRICKET // GOVERNANCE OF THE GLOBAL GAME


GOVERNANCE OF THE GLOBAL GAME


 continued taking decisions focused on its continued effort to grow the game, which included the addition of two new Full Members and awarding international status to all Twenty20s.


OPPOSITE: Members pose for the camera during the ICC Annual Conference 2017.


Afghanistan and Ireland joined the ranks of Test playing nations and took the list of Full Members  the Test playing family in 2000 that new sides had made the grade.


 ever Test against Pakistan in Dublin whilst  India in Bangalore within a year of the landmark decision announced in 2017.


Away from the longest form of the game, the ICC announced that all T20 games between Member  With T20 considered the vehicle to globalize the game, the move was to encourage more Members to play in this format across both men’s and women’s cricket. In addition, a global T20 rankings system will now also be developed.


ICC Members also approved a new Future Tours  the introduction of a nine-team World Test Championship which will run across two year  the commitment to give more Members more opportunities to compete, the eight team Champions Trophy will be replaced by a 16 team ICC World T20 event in 2021. The ICC Cricket  2020-2022.


FTP (2019-23):


ICC Cricket World Cup – 2019, 2023 ICC World T20 – 2020, 2021


ICC World Test Championship Final – 2021, 2023 World Test Championship Cycle 1 – 2019-2021 Cycle 2 – 2021-2023


 All bilateral Tests, ODIs and T20Is outside of the above competitions


Meanwhile, Shashank Manohar was appointed unopposed for a second two-year term as ICC’s Independent Chairman. Mr Manohar’s extended stay at the top was seen as an opportunity to continue on the path of governance aimed at  new markets.


Also, following the approval by the ICC Full Council in June 2017 to appoint an Independent  and CEO of PepsiCo was named to the position  for a two-year term with the provision of re-appointment for two further terms, will commence in June 2018.


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