The International Cricket Council (ICC) will hold its annual summit in Colombo. The annual conclave’s precise dates are still pending, however it is most likely to take place during the third week of July. Its significance is apparent given that it will take place right after the Twenty20 World Cup, which will take place in June in the US and the West Indies.
It goes without saying that the ICC managers will evaluate the World Cup in the two regions, especially the US, which has caused the global administrators a great deal of headaches. At the annual convention, a significant USA Cricket decision is probably in the works.
A possible topic of debate could be the chairman’s term modification. There is a plan to reduce the number of allowed terms from three to two and increase the chairman’s tenure from the current two years, as Cricbuzz earlier reported. The identity of the future chairman may become clearer, which is more significant than the term.
The secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Jay Shah, is a possible contender, and reliable BCCI sources do not rule out Shah entering the race. However, Shah has held everyone in suspense and is not showing any signs of weakness. The current occupant is New Zealander Greg Barclay.
The eight T20 World Cup matches, including the thrilling India-Pakistan match (on June 9), will be held in “the cutting-edge modular Nassau County International Cricket Stadium,” which the ICC is on track to construct. The project, located in Eisenhower Park, can house up to 34,000 people and is located 30 miles east of Manhattan.
The ICC will make use of a drop-in square, which is presently being curated in Florida and will be driven to New York in early May. This sort of square is utilized all over the world, including at Adelaide Oval in Australia and Eden Park in New Zealand. Adelaide Oval’s Damien Hough is in charge of the pitch preparation. The other two US locations, in Florida and Dallas, have their own turf fields.
