On Thursday (23rd April), the International Cricket Council (ICC) will organise a Chief Executives’ Committee (CEC) meeting via conference call. During this meeting, the major focus will be how to handle the latest FTP schedule after facing some postponements.
On Monday (20th April), the ICC has announced about this upcoming meeting. During this conference call meeting, 12 full members’ CEO and three Associate Representatives will present.
The novel COVID-19 or coronavirus pandemic has affected most of the global activities, including cricket as the game is currently in the pause mode. Some cricket events have already been postponed, including the international events, and some future events are in danger to face the postponement.
In the upcoming meeting, the CEC will discuss how the rescheduling can follow to successfully organise the postponed cricket events. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the inaugural World Test Championship (2019-21) and inaugural Cricket World Cup Super League (2020-22) have been stuck. The CEC will try to review the latest FTP schedule that will continue till 2023.
ICC Chief Executive Manu Sawhney said according to icc-cricket.com, “The scale of this task should not be underestimated and will encompass a myriad of factors until the public health situation has improved to a point that it is safe for our players, our employees, our fans and in a way that will not impact the public health situation adversely.
“Countries will start to reopen at different stages and in different ways and we will need to respect that and have a holistic view of this to enable us to take well-informed decisions that mitigate the various risks as much as possible.”
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 will also be a talking point
The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 is also one of the crucial factors in the present moment as the future of this tournament is currently doubtful amid coronavirus outbreak. Australia will host the upcoming Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 from 18th October to 15th November 2020. The ICC is currently monitoring all the situations, and they will discuss the contingency plan of this upcoming tournament along with the other ICC events.
Sawhney added, “In relation to ICC events, including the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, we will continue to take advice from experts and authorities, including the Australian government. We will utilize all of the data and information available to us to ensure we can take responsible decisions around all competitions at an appropriate time that are in the best interests of our sport.”