Sir Robbie Flanagan of the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit, who has been the independent chairman of the unit since 2010, is now going to retire. According to ESPNcricinfo’s report, he will retire by the end of October 2024. Let us tell you that Flanagan’s decision has come after ACU chief Alex Marshall’s decision to retire in November.

Most importantly, Sir Robbie Flanagan has also served as Chief Inspector of Home Tenure for England, Wales and Northern Ireland and as a High Committee Senior Police Officer he was given important responsibility as Chairman of the new Anti-Corruption Unit in 2010.

Interestingly, Paul Condon founded the ACU after his appointment to the ICC in 2000. Initially, Condon was tasked with handling the ever-increasing cases of match fixing, and under Condon’s ideals, the increased laws against match fixing resulted in Mohammad Azharuddin, Salim Malik and the late Hansie Cronje facing life bans for fixing.

Moreover, with the growing popularity of T20 cricket, Condon had said that the shortest format domestic league would pose the biggest threat to the integrity of the game.

ICC releases Women’s T20 World Cup anthem

The Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is scheduled to start from October 3. This important tournament will be played in the UAE. Let us tell you that this tournament was earlier to be played in Bangladesh but due to political controversy, it will now be held in the UAE.

The ICC has released the anthem of the upcoming tournament. Its name is ‘Whatever It Takes’. Many people have also praised this new anthem. The official song of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is sung by the all-girl pop group WiSH. The music director of the song is Mikey McCleary and the composer is Parth Parekh and it is produced by Bay Music House. The song is now available for download and streaming on major platforms around the world.