DTVHINDIICC forms three-member committee to review the organisation of T20 World Cup 2024
The committee includes former New Zealand batsman Roger Twose and two other directors Lawson Naidoo and Imran Khwaja, who is also the ICC vice-president. Team India (Image Credit- Twitter X) The International Cricket Council has formed a three-member committee to review the delivery of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 played last month. Let us tell you, this important tournament was played in West Indies and USA. The committee comprises former New Zealand batsman Roger Twose and two other directors Lawson Naidu and Imran Khawaja, who is ICC vice-president. The ICC has suffered a loss of more than $20 million by organising matches in New York, Florida and Dallas. According to PTI, the International Cricket Council said in its release statement, ‘The ICC Board has confirmed that the organisation of the ICC T20 World Cup will be reviewed. It will be overseen by three directors, Roger Twose, Lawson Naidu and Imran Khwaja who will report back to the board at the end of the year.’ According to the report, the savings allocated for the US leg of the tournament was around $150 million. It was found that the budget had been exceeded by a reasonable distance which was flagged by some influential board members of the global body. The poor quality of the drop-in pitches, the ticketing system and logistical issues raised ICC’s concerns. A closer look at how various tenders were awarded also raised concerns. USAC received notice The USAC Cricket Governing Body has been formally given notice and given 12 months to meet the ICC’s Associate Membership criteria. According to the ICC’s Associate Membership criteria, USAC lacks compliance on two counts: 2.2b (i) governance, 2.2b (ii) administrative and executive structure. USAC has not complied with the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) criteria mandatory to be recognised as a national governing body (NGB) to be part of the Los Angeles Games in 2028, where cricket is one of the medal events. “Cricket USA and Cricket Chile have been formally issued notices and have 12 months to recover from non-compliance with ICC membership criteria,” the statement said. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
BCCI formed three-member committee to strengthen domestic cricket
In recent times, BCCI has been continuously working to improve domestic cricket. BCCI (Photo Source: Twitter) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has taken a very important step to improve the structure of domestic cricket. Let us tell you that in the recently held Apex Council meeting of BCCI, a three-member committee has been formed to improve domestic cricket. The three members of the committee include former veteran Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman and Ajit Agarkar. It is noteworthy that Dravid is currently working as the head coach of the Indian cricket team. Agarkar is currently the Chairman of Selectors of BCCI, while Laxman is working as the Chief of the National Cricket Academy. That’s why this committee was formed If sources are to be believed, the primary function of this committee is to provide recommendations and suggestions to increase the quality and competitiveness of India’s domestic cricket tournaments. So, according to the kind of experience these three former players have, they are the most suitable people for this role. After the formation of this committee, a senior BCCI source was quoted by Times of India as saying – For some time now, many issues have come to light regarding the conduct of men’s domestic cricket. The main problem in this was that due to bad weather and rain in December-January last year, most of the matches of North India were canceled or reduced. Suggestions have been sought from Dravid, Laxman and Agarkar for improvement in men’s domestic cricket. Also, let us tell you that BCCI has constituted another two-member committee which includes Treasurer Ashish Shelar and Deputy Secretary Devjit Saikia. This committee will be seen making efforts to bring the union territory Daman and Diu into the cricket ecosystem of the country.
