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RE: ICC/MCC News Thread - Bada - 10-13-2017
Shakib Al Hasan has become the first Bangladesh representative on the MCC's World Cricket Committee. The allrounder is one of four new faces on the committee, the others being the New Zealand women captainSuzie Bates, the former West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop, and the former Sri Lanka offspinner and current ICC Elite Panel umpire Kumar Dharmasena.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21001311/shakib-al-hasan-inducted-mcc-world-cricket-committee
RE: ICC/MCC News Thread - Bada - 12-10-2017
In what might be the first possible indication of how the cricket world order is set to change, the Indian Premier League (IPL) - the sport's hottest property globally - is now expected to remain a bilateral-free window during the months of April and May, post 2019.
The International Cricket Council's two-day meeting in Singapore attended by the chief executives discussed a detailed presentation on the Future Tour Program (FTP) from each member board of the parent body on December 7 and 8, where the BCCI presented a revised schedule.
Privy to how the BCCI has gone about structuring its bilateral window, TOI learns that an effort has been made on part of the Indian board to ensure that all member boards of the ICC will keep their respective cricketers free of all bilateral commitments, thus obliging the IPL with a thorough participation. Only the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is still to commit to the two-month window, which India believes will come through soon.
England happens to be the only major cricket nation in the northern hemisphere and finds its home season beginning only in the month of June. Between April and May - months during which IPL is played - BCCI is confident the ECB will keep itself free of any overseas commitments. This new window for the next rights cycle beginning after the 2019 ICC World Cup will now be brought up at the BCCI's Special General Body (SGM) meeting in New Delhi on Monday (December 11).
A bilateral-free IPL could be the first sign of how the international structure of cricket could change in the future, with T20 becoming the primary format to sustain the game's finances and India asserting themselves in the global cricket industry by way of once again being seen as the sport's principal revenue generator. "IPL will be the only global marquee event from 2020," sources in the know of developments said.
The IPL window, by way of interpretation alone, could become India's extended home season because there won't be any effort made to include the multi-million dollar T20 property into the official calendar for pre-existing reasons.
http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/98902/no-international-cricket-during-ipl-from-2020-icc-future-tours-program-indian-cricket-indian-premier-league
RE: ICC/MCC News Thread - Bada - 02-09-2018
The International Cricket Council (ICC), through a media release on Friday (February 9), announced the appointment of Indra Nooyi as its first female Independent Director. Nooyi, an Indian American businesswoman and the current Chairwoman and CEO of PepsiCo, will join the board in June 2018, after she was unanimously confirmed for the post.
"I love the game of cricket," Nooyi said. "I played it as a teenager and in college, and to this day, I cherish the lessons the game taught me about teamwork, integrity, respect, and healthy competition. I am thrilled to join the ICC as the first person to be appointed to this role. And I look forward to working with my colleagues on the board, ICC's incredible partners, and cricketers around the world to grow our sport responsibly and give our fans a new reason to follow every ball and shot."
Nooyi's appointment is part of a wide-ranging constitutional change to improve global governance, as was approved by the ICC Full Council in June 2017. She will assume the role for a term of two years, following which there's a provision for reappointment for two more terms, with a maximum six-year consecutive period of service.
This move got the go-ahead after being reviewed by ICC's Independent Ethics Officer and PepsiCo's General Counsel to test for any potential conflicts of interest or those which may arise in the future.
Shashank Manohar, the ICC Chairman, welcomed the announcement. "We are delighted to welcome Indra to the ICC," Manohar said. "Adding another independent director - particularly a female - is such an important step forward in improving our governance. To have someone of Indra's calibre is fantastic news for the global game - she is frequently recognized as one of the most influential people in business today, running one of the world's biggest corporations.
"We undertook a global search looking for the right candidate who would complement the existing skills and experience already on our Board. A cricket enthusiast with experience in the commercial sector and independent of the ICC, any Member or state or associated organization were the primary criteria and in Indra we have found an exceptional new colleague and we look forward to working with her in the future."
http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/100276/indra-nooyi-named-as-iccs-first-female-independent-director
RE: ICC/MCC News Thread - pj57 - 02-09-2018
Can she be independent being an Indian
RE: ICC/MCC News Thread - Bada - 04-26-2018
The International Cricket Council announced on Thursday (April 26) that all its 104 member nations - both men and women's team - will be granted T20I status.
ICC CEO David Richardson confirmed the development in a press conference in Kolkata, and also stated that a global ranking system will be launched for the format.
At present, there are 18 members with T20I status - 12 full members plus Scotland, Netherlands, Hong Kong, UAE, Oman and Nepal.
On stricter punishments...
In the wake of a controversy-marred Test series between South Africa and Australia, the ICC also stated that they will clamp down heavily on infringements like ball tampering and sledging.
"Stricter and heavier transactions for ball tampering and using abusive language, sledging, dissent. We want penalties in place. Fines are not proving to be the answer. The cricket committee will come back with plans," Richardson said.
On the future of Champions Trophy...
Even before the completion of the Champions Trophy 2017, the future of the multi-team event has been up in the air. There have been talks of scraping the trophy altogether, but Richardson has now stated that: "In all likelihood the 2021 Champions Trophy will be a World T20."
On the proliferation of T20 leagues
The ICC also discussed T20 leagues and their impact on international calendars. Earlier this year, there were reports doing the rounds that from the year 2020, there won't be any international cricket played during the IPL - paving the way for a separate window for the T20 league.
Richardson said: "There are occasions where they [T20 leagues] are competing with international bilateral series. We need to look at our regulations to see how we can allow that to happen."
http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/101761/icc-grants-t20i-status-to-all-104-members-countries
RE: ICC/MCC News Thread - mugatiya - 04-27-2018
Yea this is the big news. Interesting times ahead. A welcome move by the ICC.
ODI league is 3 years he said..I guess that's the 3 years between a WC. Interesting..
RE: ICC/MCC News Thread - Bada - 05-15-2018
ICC's incumbent chairman Shashank Manohar has been re-elected for a second term, after being the only nominee in the election for the post. The former BCCI president had become the first-ever independent chairman of the ICC in 2016, and will now hold office for another two-year tenure.
As per the ICC's election process, the directors of cricket's apex body were each allowed to nominate a candidate, who had to be either a current or a former ICC director. Candidates with the support of two or more directors would've been considered eligible to contest an election. As it turned out, Manohar's candidature was the only one put forth by the ICC board.
"It is an honour to be re-elected as the Chairman of the International Cricket Council and I would like to thank my fellow ICC Directors for their continued support. Together we have made big strides over the last two years, fulfilling promises I made to the sport when I was appointed in 2016," Manohar said after being re-elected.
Among his achievements in office, his success in revamping the ICC resolutions of 2014 - that gave a lot of powers to the 'big three' boards of the world, ECB, CA and BCCI - was the most notable one. This involved revamping the constitutional and financial models of the apex body, and expectedly received opposition from BCCI [and SLC]. Eventually, a truce was achieved - which involved ICC to allot a bigger chunk of the revenue pie than what was initially planned.
Manohar also brought about amendments to the governance structure of the ICC, that included the appointment of ICC's first independent female director - Indra Nooyi. Under his tenure, all the member countries of the ICC were recently awarded T20I status, paving the way for new avenues for associate and affiliate members.
"Over the next two years we can look forward to launching a global strategy for the sport in partnership with our Members so we can grow the game and ensure more of the world can enjoy cricket. The sport is in good health but we are the guardians of the game and we must continue to work hard to maintain that," Manohar said.
http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/102057/shashank-manohar-elected-unopposed-for-second-term-as-icc-chairman-cricket
RE: ICC/MCC News Thread - McLovin - 05-15-2018
Good stuff. Hopefully he can continue and build on the great work he has done thus far. Giles would have been another Srinivasan.
RE: ICC/MCC News Thread - pj57 - 05-17-2018
http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23526027/no-choice-play-day-night-tests
The ICC Cricket Committee gets together in Mumbai on May 28 and 29 to discuss, among other things, the playing conditions for the World Test Championship. The Championship begins after the 2019 World Cup, with the final is set to be played from June 10, 2021 and the recommended location being England.
Nine Full Member nations will compete for the inaugural World Test Championship.
The potential changes - though not many in number - are significant. For example, the committee, headed by Anil Kumble, will deliberate on whether to do away with the toss, the nature of the points system that will govern the Championship as well as the quality of pitches.
Once the cricket committee finalises its recommendations, the ICC's chief executives' committee will take the discussion further during the annual conference in Dublin in June.
Here are some of the more eye-catching potential changes to the conditions, as revealed in a document obtained by ESPNcricinfo. These were presented during the ICC's quarterly meeting in Kolkata in April.
Day-night Tests
India have said no to playing a day-night Test in Adelaide this year, but in the Test Championship that may no longer be an option. In the new playing conditions, it is at the discretion of the home board to schedule a day-night Test in a series. The document states that "the agreement of the touring team will be required," only if the host side wants to play more than one day-night game in the series. And if a day-night Test is scheduled, then the touring team is entitled to play one day-night warm-up game (of a minimum of two days).
Toss
The ICC's concerns about the quality of pitches in international cricket are reflected in a couple of potential changes. The first - doing away with the toss - is the most radical. More details on that story here.
Unfit pitches
In a sense, this is almost as radical an idea as doing away with the toss. Given the number of pitches ICC officials considered to be poor over the last few years, they want to introduce tangible and severe penalties for sides that create unfit pitches. "If a match is abandoned because the pitch or outfield is too dangerous for play to continue, and the pitch is subsequently rated as UNFIT by the match referee, the match will be considered to have been won by the visiting team when the competition points are allocated for that series."
Points system
The ICC has asked the cricket committee to recommend whether points should be allocated for both match and series results. "It (cricket committee) will also recommend the appropriate weighting of a Draw compared to a Win."
The committee will discuss potential points penalties for poor behaviour by players and slow over rates but the document says these are "unlikely to be recommended".
Five-day Tests
Remember the hoopla about four-day Tests? Not happening in the Test championship. All those Tests, the document makes very clear, will be played over five days. And there will have to be a minimum gap of three days between Tests.
Ball
As is already the case, the choice of ball to be used will remain with the host country during the league phase. For the final the ball will "likely" be the same as that used to play Tests in the country that hosts the summit clash (England).
http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23525914/to-toss-not-toss-icc-scrap-tradition
RE: ICC/MCC News Thread - pj57 - 05-17-2018
Are points given on series wins??
http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23526411/all-need-know-2019-21-world-test-championship
What is this World Test Championship all about?
The World Test Championship is ICC's long-awaited league competition for Test cricket, which will be contested over two-year cycles, the first of which starts in 2019.
When will it be played?
The league phase of the inaugural edition is scheduled to be played between July 16, 2019 and March 31, 2021, after which the top two teams will contest a final.
How many teams will participate?
Nine of the twelve Full Member countries will contest in 27 series during the window. The nine teams are: Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Pakistan, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies.
How many series will each team play?
Each team will play three series each at home and away. Each series will comprise a minimum of two and maximum of five Test matches.
How will the finalists be determined?
The top two teams with the maximum points at the end of the league phase will play the final.
When is the final scheduled?
Between June 10-14, 2021.
Where will the final be played?
The ICC's chief executives committee has proposed the final for the first two editions of the Test Championship (2021 and 2023) be played in England, but it is yet to be finalised.
What will happen if the final ends in a draw or is tied?
If that happens, the team with the most number of points at the end of the league phase will be declared the winner.
What about the other Test-playing nations?
Zimbabwe and the two newly-inducted nations, Afghanistan and Ireland, are the three who will not be part of the inaugural World Test Championship. They will, however, play Test series as part of the ICC's Future Tours Programme, points from which will be considered for the Test rankings, but not the Championship.
The ICC has said the nine teams will need to finalise the playing schedule by April 30, 2019.