The ICC will confirm the hosts for four marquee women’s global events in the 2023-27 period during their annual conference starting in Birmingham this weekend.
Afghanistan cricket’s future and the concerns around the growing number of T20 leagues are also likely to be discussed.
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ICC recently finalized as part of the women’s rights-
The four tournaments feature two T20 World Cups, one 50-over World Cup, and one T20 Champions Trophy. These were part of the half a dozen events. The ICC recently finalized as part of the women’s rights. Which for the first time will sell separately from men’s rights.
ICC has received 16 proposals from seven countries-
The host venues for the women’s events will finalize by a working group comprising ICC directors who will arrive at a shortlist from the bids received. ICC has received 16 proposals from seven countries for the four events, (ESPNcricinfo).
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The ICC will take the final call at the meeting on July 26-
Based on the recommendations of the working group – comprising former New Zealand fast bowler Martin Snedden who is also chairman of New Zealand Cricket, former India captain and current BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, Cricket West Indies’ president Ricky Skerritt and former England women’s captain Clare Connor who is also the acting ECB CEO. The ICC will take the final call at the meeting on July 26. The annual conference will begin with the Chief Executives Committee (CEC) meeting on July 24. Its followed by the Finance & Commercial Affairs committee meeting on July 25. And will end with the annual general meeting which follows the board meeting.
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The ICC working group on Afghanistan is chaired by Imran Khwaja, Ross McCollum, Lawson Naidoo, and Ramiz Raja, and the panel is set to update the board.
ICC also likely to discuss Afghanistan’s future
Another important discussion the ICC is likely to take up is the future of Afghanistan cricket. Last year, after the Taliban took charge of Afghanistan. The board formed a working group to observe and review cricket in a war-torn country. A key part of the working group’s brief was to understand whether women’s cricket was indeed in “peril” as former Afghanistan Cricket Board Hamid Shinwari told ESPNcricinfo last year.
