Has the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 been the best World Cup in recent years?

[kach]

semi final was a let down in terms of the contests. This world cup is now going to the bottom of the list.
This pitch was tailor made for Asian countries with good opportunities for all-round bowling units.

 

[Kroll]

The big games have to deliver to make it a memorable WC.

Couple of terribly one sided knockout fixtures, along with rain boring the hell out of everyone in this one. Need something special in the final

I’m just hoping SA don’t choke for once.

 

[Buffet]

Semis has been let down here.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Semis has been let down here.

Over a period West Indies has changed the nature of the pitch. Look at the bilaterals. They often open with Akeal hosein. THen they have array of finger spinners Moti, Chase in the middle overs bowling all their overs.

 

[jnaveen1980]

The mess up continues. Even Afghanistan flight was delayed by 4 hours. That also impacted their semi final performance

South African Players, Their Families, Match Officials Stranded in Trinidad Airport Ahead of T20 World Cup Final - News18

An unwanted incident at the Barbados airport forced the South African players, their families, commentators and match officials stranded at the Trinidad Airport.

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The ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 has already been dealing with tight schedules and logistical challenges. Just before the conclusion of the tournament, another operation issue popped up and left the entire South African team and the match official of the final game in Barbados in trouble.



According to ESPN Cricinfo, an unwanted incident at the Barbados airport forced the South African players, their families, commentators and match officials stranded at the Trinidad Airport. It was learned that a landing failure of a small private aircraft in Barbados led to the complete closure of the Grantley Adams airport for inspections by the Civil Aviation Authority and the Barbados Police Service.

The Proteas were about to board the flight when the pilot of the aircraft received the information of the runway closure in Bridgetown.

“It appeared that the landing gear of the private aircraft did not deploy, but it is currently on the runway at GAIA [Grantley Adams International Airport] safely,” Sharleen Brown, Corporate Communication Specialist with GAIA, said in a statement, confirming that all three individuals on board – two passengers and a pilot – were unharmed.


Flights to Barbados Rescheduled

Passengers travelling from Trinidad to Barbados were informed about the rescheduling of the flight, amounting to almost six hours of delay.

It wasn’t the first time when a team in the T20 World Cup 2024 went through such a situation. Earlier, Sri Lanka had to spend a whole night at the airport when travelling from Florida to New York. Recently, Afghanistan had their flight delayed before arriving in Trinidad for the first semi-final clash against South Africa.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

No hara huri from batters

quite broing for me!

 

[TabishNator]

Poor crowds, awful schedule and match timings for everyone, rain delays in every other match, garbage unsafe pitches. I can go on... This is in fact one of the worst ones if you look at it objectively.

I think the only bright spot was that minnows punched above their weight and unfortunately some fans are calling this the best World Cup based on that alone.

 

[BouncerGuy]

As per Reports:

Cricket Ireland has officially communicated with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to express their concerns about the treatment of the men’s team during their time in New York, USA for the T20 World Cup 2024.

The Irish team played their matches at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, but sadly, they lost both games.

In the letter to the ICC, Cricket Ireland voiced their dissatisfaction with the hotel accommodations provided for the team. Initially, the team was scheduled to stay near the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in Long Island, but their lodging was moved to Brooklyn just a fortnight before the start of the tournament. The new hotel was a 90-minute drive from the stadium, causing significant inconvenience to the team.

The distance from the stadium severely impacted the team’s preparations, leading to the cancellation of at least one training session due to the lengthy commute between Brooklyn and the stadium/training facilities. The team also struggled to meet media obligations, even attempting to cancel a pre-match press conference because a player had to travel from Brooklyn to Long Island solely for press duties.

Despite their best efforts, Ireland’s journey in the T20 World Cup 2024 ended prematurely without a single win. They faced defeats against Pakistan, USA, and Canada, and their match against India was called off due to rain.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

On field cricket has been decent. Off field logistics have been quite poor.

There is a journalist from America who covers their cricket and has covered the world cup in good detail who described some of the logistical challenges and particularly how many fans were priced out of the games.

The poor attendance of the India England semi final has been attributed to bad logistics too as if Indian fans traveled to the semi final there were limited flights to attend the final according to one poster on Pakpassion whose name escapes me.

In game fan experience in cricket matches is always very poor. I don't think the ICC care about it too much as long as TV rights come in.

 

[Bewal Express]

Poor weather, terrible wickets and non existent crowds. Hopefully the ICC don't experiment with such a terrible venue again. But I thought that in 2007, and 17 years later they went back to the same place and its been just as awful.

 

[TheSultan]

I agree, but cue the Indian keyboard warriors coming in…

 

[BouncerGuy]

Poor weather, terrible wickets and non existent crowds. Hopefully the ICC don't experiment with such a terrible venue again. But I thought that in 2007, and 17 years later they went back to the same place and its been just as awful.

I think England has the worst weather.

This world cup might not be the best one but it is surely not the worst one. is it?

 

[pratiktc]

Not at all.
There has been some competitive games made possible by the participants despite the poor quality pitches dished out by ICC.

The USA leg was an absolute nightmare. Poorly planned popup stadium. Lottery pitch and avarice in pricing tickets out of reach of general populace. Florida leg was literally washed away.

 

[Jazx]

Let’s put everything into consideration, in last couple of decades world cups have been batting shoutouts or dominant by couple of teams.

After a long time we are seeing a bowlers World Cup.
Close matches and in both groups 7 out of 8 teams had chance to go through semis till the last match.
Major upsets
New teams performing admirably.
Too quality fast bowling.
Top quality spin.

If the knockouts are as good as super 8, this will go down as the best World Cup in modern times.

Thoughts?

Matches played in west indies were sporting wickets, though I didn't enjoyed the games played in USA where even 100 runs were difficult to chase. That was not because of quality of bowling but the wickets.

 

[Bewal Express]

I think England has the worst weather.

This world cup might not be the best one but it is surely not the worst one. is it?

If you play a WC outside its season, like this one in the Windies, the weather becomes a major factor but the crowds were awful. A WC SF with half of the ground empty tells you everything you need to know but the pitches were even more shocking. I cam accept poor wickets in NY but the wickets in the Windies were like 5th day test wickets.

 

[boomboomcheema]

Brilliant Final to end the tournament on a high. So yes..

 

[JaDed]

Poor weather, terrible wickets and non existent crowds. Hopefully the ICC don't experiment with such a terrible venue again. But I thought that in 2007, and 17 years later they went back to the same place and its been just as awful.

They did it in 2010 too..

 

[JaDed]

Final was wayyyy better than semis.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

Pakistan crashed out in the first round.. India win it all with no loss.. It is indeed the best world cup.
New material for Star Sports for next 15 years lol..

 

[BouncerGuy]

A great end to not so great tournament. India deserved it.

 

[jnaveen1980]

One of the greatest final. Probably after 2016 and 2007.

 

[sweep_shot]

Now that all games are done, we can assess the tournament better.

Group stage and Super 8 were quite unpredictable and fun at times. Semis were massive letdowns. Final was the game of the tournament.

Atmosphere was boring. There was rain issue. There was pitch issue.

It was an okay tournament overall.

 

[Aang_The_last_airbender]

They did it in 2010 too..

ICC is waiting to crack the American market, West Indies will be dumped then and there. Till then they will keep pushing for these horribly timed and organised tournaments

 

[jnaveen1980]

Crowd was a massive disappointment. Some ticket mismanagement. I heard so many tickets were still available during the game. Final was good.

 

[rhony]

The two.semi final games were duds. But otherwise a phenomenal world cup. We saw teams win with 110+ targets. We saw quite a few shockers and a fitting final.

 

[FearlessRoar]

How much prize money India got after T20 World Cup triumph?

Team India, the 2024 T20 World Cup champions, received a sum of $2.45 million (INR 20.42 crore approx) by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

How much prize money 2024 T20 World Cup runners-up South Africa got?

South Africa, who failed by a narrow margin in the summit clash, took home a sum of $1.28 million (INR 10.67 crore approx).

How much prize money losing semi-finalists England and Afghanistan got?

Both England and Afghanistan, who were knocked out of the tournament after their loss in semi-finals to India and South Africa respectively, got $787,500 each (INR 6.56 crore approx).

 

[Cricket Warrior]

How much prize money India got after T20 World Cup triumph?

Team India, the 2024 T20 World Cup champions, received a sum of $2.45 million (INR 20.42 crore approx) by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

How much prize money 2024 T20 World Cup runners-up South Africa got?

South Africa, who failed by a narrow margin in the summit clash, took home a sum of $1.28 million (INR 10.67 crore approx).

How much prize money losing semi-finalists England and Afghanistan got?

Both England and Afghanistan, who were knocked out of the tournament after their loss in semi-finals to India and South Africa respectively, got $787,500 each (INR 6.56 crore approx).

I am curious to know how much money Pakistan has received after this wonderful performance.

 

[Thephenom]

Any money Pakistan won went towards there hotel expenses

 

[pratiktc]

Out of total 55 games

1) 8 games at New York which was absolutely terrible pitch to play or watch cricket on

2) 4 games in Florida of which 3 got washed out

3) 16 games at Tarouba/Guyana/Kingstown which were all slow and low pitches hindering strokeplay

28 games of 55 were at venues which did not favour batting. I am not saying wkts like Guyana/Kingstown are terrible like NY but they should make up at best 15% of games.

Barbados, Antigua, Dallas, St Lucia made up the balance games and they were all true wkts with little bit for bowlers which is how good T20 cricket should be.

ICC has to relook their planning. They have gotten out a reasonably competitive tournament with a good finish despite poor pitches and scheduling. This was a below average tournament.

 

[BouncerGuy]

I am curious to know how much money Pakistan has received after this wonderful performance.

$247,500. I saw this figure somewhere.

Approximately, 68965380 Pakistan rupee.

 

[Hitman]

$247,500. I saw this figure somewhere.

Approximately, 68965380 Pakistan rupee.

So it's 6.89 crores PKR.

Is that a lot of money for international cricketers in Pakistan?

 

[BouncerGuy]

So it's 6.89 crores PKR.

Is that a lot of money for international cricketers in Pakistan?

Yep. That is a hefty amount for not doing anything throughout the whole tournament apart from beating Canada and Ireland..

 

[Hitman]

Yep. That is a hefty amount for not doing anything throughout the whole tournament apart from beating Canada and Ireland..

They themselves are to blame. They were promised $1 million each (or was it more?) from the PCB if they won. Add another $1.5 million from the ICC as prize money.

On another note, do you recall what the CT 2017 Pak team received as prize from the PCB?

 

[BouncerGuy]

They themselves are to blame. They were promised $1 million each (or was it more?) from the PCB if they won. Add another $1.5 million from the ICC as prize money.

On another note, do you recall what the CT 2017 Pak team received as prize from the PCB?

2.2 million dollars and all of it was divided between players.

 

[RexRex]

I enjoyed it although I think that's because India went all the way. Not sure what my reaction would have been if they'd crashed out in the first round.

 

[BouncerGuy]

The records broken at T20 World Cup 2024

The first T20 World Cup featuring 20 Teams will go down in history for a number of reasons.

The ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 was a truly spectacular event - and it went down in the history books for lots of reasons.

Here we take a closer look at just some of the amazing feats and records broken in West Indies and USA.

The finalists

With two thus-far unbeaten sides meeting in the final, it was clear that the champion would set a new record for most wins in a tournament. In fact, India and South Africa both finished with eight match wins - with India missing out on a possible victory due to one of their matches (against Canada in the group stage) being a washout.

India's 176/7 in the final, however, was the highest by any team in the final of a Men's T20 World Cup - edging past Australia's 173/2 against New Zealand in 2021.

And at the age of 37 years and 60 days, Rohit Sharma became the oldest man to captain a side to T20 World Cup glory.

On the attack

It was a tournament that was great for the bowlers, and both Fazalhaq Farooqi of semi-finalists Afghanistan and Arshdeep Singh of champions India took 17 wickets, the most at a single edition, one more than previous record-holder Wanindu Hasaranga of Sri Lanka.

The sensational Jasprit Bumrah of India finished with the best bowling average in an edition, with 8.3 - ahead of Anrich Nortje's figures of 8.5 in 2022. Bumrah, who also went at an economy of 4.17, was a unanimous decision for the Player of the Tournament award.

And it was England's Chris Jordan who smashed the record for the best bowling strike-rate in a tournament, with 8.3 - ahead of Fazalhaq Farooqi (8.9) and Tabraiz Shamsi (9.2) this year, as well as previous record-holder Jacques Kallis (9.4) from 2012.

Jordan claimed four wickets in an unseen quadruple-wicket maiden over against the USA. Curtis Campher, who claimed four wickets in four balls against The Netherlands in 2021, conceded two in his over.

New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson also created history as the first man to bowl four maiden overs in a T20 World Cup spell. He finished figures of 3/0 (4) against Papua New Guinea in the kiwis' last group-stage match at the tournament.

High scoring

In spite of the bowling prowess there was plenty of big hitting - and 2024 recorded the most boundaries in an edition of the T20 World Cup thus far, with 1,478, eclipsing 2021's 1,349. Unsurprisingly, within that, 2024 also had the most sixes - 515, more than 100 more than 2021's 405.

And West Indies' Nicholas Pooran hit the most sixes in a T20 World Cup - his 17 beating the record of 16 set by his legendary compatriot Chris Gayle.

ICC

 

[The Bald Eagle]

ICC’s Chris Tetley, Claire Furlong Resign After Chaotic 2024 T20 World Cup​

Ahead of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Annual Conference in Sri Lanka from July 19, the global body’s Head of Events Chris Tetley and General Manager of Marketing & Communication Claire Furlong have submitted their resignations after a very chaotic conduct of the recently concluded T20 World Cup in West Indies and USA.

CricketNext reached out to the ICC on the resignations of Furlong and Tetley, and the story will be updated moment the global body responds.

It is reliably understood that many Board of Directors had questioned the overshooting of budgets during the USA leg of the multi-nation event and Pankaj Khimji, Associate Member Director, wrote a letter to all members and called for an audit of the expenses incurred during that period.

The matter is going to be discussed at length in Sri Lanka next week and a thorough investigation is likely to happen. More than the West Indies leg, it’s the expenses and activities during the USA leg which haven’t pleased many in the global body.

“Mr Khimji wrote a letter to all the members and highlighted the conduct and expenses during the USA leg of the T20 World Cup. A lot of action around this was expected during the ICC meeting in Sri Lanka later this month but the resignations have already started coming in,” says a source close to developments.

As CricketNext has been continuously reporting, there were no checks and balances on the expenses during the USA leg. The ICC was hoping against to hope to recover those costs via inflated ticket prices but that wasn’t the case, and a heavy loss was incurred during the USA leg of the tournament.

“Money was being spent left, right and centre without any vision. They were spending thousands of dollars on activations at a single site and failed to attract encouraging responses. There was no planning whatsoever. Few individuals chose to spend money the way they wished to,” says a senior USA Cricket official.

USA were co-hosts of the tournament but they were mere spectators. None of the current office-bearers had any say during any stage of the tournament as all the work was carried out by ICC employees themselves. T20 USA Inc, which had people handpicked by ICC officials, did all the work of the tournament in USA and had Brett Jones in charge as the CEO.

“From where did Brett Jones come? He recently moved to the USA from Australia and was appointed CEO of a firm responsible for delivery in the USA. He is very close to Chris Tetley and no wonder he got a high position,” adds the USA cricket official.

ICC’s Annual Conference will take place in Sri Lanka from July 19 to July 22, and the Associates Meeting, scheduled for the opening day, is likely to witness a lot of discussions around the conduct of the T20 World Cup. The next three days will see meetings of the CEC, F&CA, and some informal board meetings and will culminate with the board meetings and the AGM on the final day.

Source: Cricket next

 

[BouncerGuy]

Not the best one for ICC though.

As per reports:
The International Cricket Council (ICC) incurred losses of around USD 20 million (Rs 167 crore) from hosting the T20 World Cup 2024 games in the USA, as reported by PTI. This issue will be a significant topic of discussion at the ICC Annual Conference in Colombo, despite not being on the official nine-point agenda for the Annual General Meeting (AGM). The losses will be analyzed in a "post-event report." A key highlight of the tournament was the India-Pakistan match in New York.

Another major topic at the AGM will be the potential replacement of ICC chairman Greg Barclay by BCCI secretary Jay Shah. According to an ICC source, Shah's anticipated leadership is a primary area of interest for the ICC.

 

[Sir Alex]

Wow

Not the best one for ICC though.

As per reports:
The International Cricket Council (ICC) incurred losses of around USD 20 million (Rs 167 crore) from hosting the T20 World Cup 2024 games in the USA, as reported by PTI. This issue will be a significant topic of discussion at the ICC Annual Conference in Colombo, despite not being on the official nine-point agenda for the Annual General Meeting (AGM). The losses will be analyzed in a "post-event report." A key highlight of the tournament was the India-Pakistan match in New York.

Another major topic at the AGM will be the potential replacement of ICC chairman Greg Barclay by BCCI secretary Jay Shah. According to an ICC source, Shah's anticipated leadership is a primary area of interest for the ICC.

That's a massive loss and heads must roll. Seems potential corruption and conflict of interest in the way contracts were given out.

The make shift stadiums and the substandard ground and pitches in US particularly.New York has already sparked suspicions.

ICC seems to have tripped on it's own leg in the rush for American dollars.

 

[sweep_shot]

Don't hold cricket World Cup in USA. Very few really care about cricket in USA. Loss is always likely to happen.

 

[Aang_The_last_airbender]

Wow

That's a massive loss and heads must roll. Seems potential corruption and conflict of interest in the way contracts were given out.

The make shift stadiums and the substandard ground and pitches in US particularly.New York has already sparked suspicions.

ICC seems to have tripped on it's own leg in the rush for American dollars.

No wonder US cricket was under ban recently. Too much corruption.
USA sucked horribly in organizing the Copa America too. Crooks trying to make a quick buck during the nascent stages of these major sports in USA.

 

[FastBowlingAllrounder]

Don't hold cricket World Cup in USA. Very few really care about cricket in USA. Loss is always likely to happen.

But with that mentality the sport will never expand. The thinking is right - tap into the Asian diaspora there. Will definitely be some teething problems but still good to experiment.

 

[FastBowlingAllrounder]

ICC’s Chris Tetley, Claire Furlong Resign After Chaotic 2024 T20 World Cup​

Ahead of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Annual Conference in Sri Lanka from July 19, the global body’s Head of Events Chris Tetley and General Manager of Marketing & Communication Claire Furlong have submitted their resignations after a very chaotic conduct of the recently concluded T20 World Cup in West Indies and USA.

CricketNext reached out to the ICC on the resignations of Furlong and Tetley, and the story will be updated moment the global body responds.

It is reliably understood that many Board of Directors had questioned the overshooting of budgets during the USA leg of the multi-nation event and Pankaj Khimji, Associate Member Director, wrote a letter to all members and called for an audit of the expenses incurred during that period.

The matter is going to be discussed at length in Sri Lanka next week and a thorough investigation is likely to happen. More than the West Indies leg, it’s the expenses and activities during the USA leg which haven’t pleased many in the global body.

“Mr Khimji wrote a letter to all the members and highlighted the conduct and expenses during the USA leg of the T20 World Cup. A lot of action around this was expected during the ICC meeting in Sri Lanka later this month but the resignations have already started coming in,” says a source close to developments.

As CricketNext has been continuously reporting, there were no checks and balances on the expenses during the USA leg. The ICC was hoping against to hope to recover those costs via inflated ticket prices but that wasn’t the case, and a heavy loss was incurred during the USA leg of the tournament.

“Money was being spent left, right and centre without any vision. They were spending thousands of dollars on activations at a single site and failed to attract encouraging responses. There was no planning whatsoever. Few individuals chose to spend money the way they wished to,” says a senior USA Cricket official.

USA were co-hosts of the tournament but they were mere spectators. None of the current office-bearers had any say during any stage of the tournament as all the work was carried out by ICC employees themselves. T20 USA Inc, which had people handpicked by ICC officials, did all the work of the tournament in USA and had Brett Jones in charge as the CEO.

“From where did Brett Jones come? He recently moved to the USA from Australia and was appointed CEO of a firm responsible for delivery in the USA. He is very close to Chris Tetley and no wonder he got a high position,” adds the USA cricket official.

ICC’s Annual Conference will take place in Sri Lanka from July 19 to July 22, and the Associates Meeting, scheduled for the opening day, is likely to witness a lot of discussions around the conduct of the T20 World Cup. The next three days will see meetings of the CEC, F&CA, and some informal board meetings and will culminate with the board meetings and the AGM on the final day.

Source: Cricket next

Usually you break a few eggs when making an omelet at such a large scale. This seems to be more an issue of nepotism and an insider circle of dodgy people siphoning money or enabling conflicts of interest.

 

[Sir Alex]

No wonder US cricket was under ban recently. Too much corruption.
USA sucked horribly in organizing the Copa America too. Crooks trying to make a quick buck during the nascent stages of these major sports in USA.

Thexwhoke country has descended into chaos it seems

But in this case, Cricket USA was not involved. It was fully organized by ICC officials.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Inquiry Set To Be Launched Into Costs For U.S. Leg Of T20 Cricket World Cup​

An inquiry is set to examine whether there was a cost blowout for the U.S. leg of June's T20 World Cup.

It is learned that discussions took place at the International Cricket Council board's informal meeting on Sunday in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Deputy chair Imran Khwaja - who retained his place on the board after the Associate Member Directors election -, Lawson Naidoo (South Africa) and Roger Twose (New Zealand) are set to helm the inquiry.

More formal discussions are set for the board meeting on Monday, which conclude the ICC's Annual General Meeting.

An audit into the U.S. leg - which hosted 16 of the 55 matches in cricket's first major event in the world's biggest sports market - is expected with findings from the inquiry hoped to be ready for the board's next meeting later in the year.

As I reported last week, the U.S. leg of the T20 World Cup has come under scrutiny. The sheen of a momentous event, with matches played in New York, Dallas and Lauderhill, wore off due to on-and-off the field issues.

There is a particular focus on the much-hyped modular stadium in Long Island and whether there was a cost blowout on a ground that received criticism for its sluggish drop-in pitch with batting proving particularly difficult.

The ground, which hosted eight matches including the money-spinning India-Pakistan clash on June 9, was built in just a few months and pegged at $30 million - as I first reported in April.

The Nassau County International stadium was torn down the day after hosting its final match, with discussions believed to be ongoing over third party use of the site.

With USA Cricket mired in internal woes, T20 Incorporated was the entity established in the U.S. to deliver the T20 World Cup and its handling of the event will likely be critiqued in the inquiry.

There will be an emphasis over a late cash injection of $20 million, as first reported by ESPNcricinfo.

Details have also come to light over logistical issues teams had in New York. At late notice, just ahead of the tournament, Ireland's accommodation was shifted from Long Island to Brooklyn.

The round-trip journey from the ground to their hotel took up to four hours, while their hotel in Brooklyn was wedged between fire and police stations.

Players and staff had to endure blaring sirens through the night, while there was no room service or restaurant inside the hotel, forcing them to order Uber Eats.

Meanwhile, USA Cricket is likely to be put 'on notice' - as I first reported last week - at the board meeting on Monday. The ICC has deemed USA Cricket non-compliant of its Associate Membership criteria and also to "not have a fit-for purpose administrative structure".

USA Cricket has endured a spate of resignations amid ongoing turmoil and is still yet to appoint a permanent chief executive after Dr. Noor Murad had his contract terminated just a few months into the role.

If USA Cricket is put 'on notice' and remains non-compliant after one year, it could then face suspension and ultimately expulsion as a member.

A working group might be formed to help the embattled governing body with its issues.

Inquiry Set To Be Launched Into Costs For U.S. Leg Of T20 Cricket World Cup

An inquiry is set to examine whether there was a cost blowout for the U.S. leg of June's T20 World Cup, including the $30 million New York stadium.

www.forbes.com

 

[The Bald Eagle]

ICC Board meeting outcomes

The ICC Annual Conference concluded in Colombo today with the ICC Board and ICC Annual General Meeting attended by all 108 ICC Members. Just days before the start of the Paris 24 Olympics, the theme of the four-day conference was “capitalizing on the Olympic opportunity” ahead of cricket’s inclusion in LA28.

Governance

The ICC Board confirmed that there will be a review into the delivery of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. This will be overseen by three directors, Roger Twose, Lawson Naidoo and Imran Khwaja who will report back to the Board later in the year.

USA Cricket and Cricket Chile have been formally put on notice and have 12 months to rectify their current non-compliance with the ICC Membership Criteria. Neither Member is considered to have in place a fit for purpose detailed governance and administrative structure and systems.

The ICC Americas office will work with Cricket Chile to support them in remedying their non-compliance. The Board agreed that a Normalisation Committee comprising of Board and Management representatives will be set up to oversee and monitor USA Cricket’s compliance roadmap and the ICC Board will reserve its right to suspend or expel the Member for continued non-compliance.

Cricket

The Chief Executives’ Committee confirmed the allocation of the eight regional qualifying spots for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. This would see two teams qualify from Africa and Europe, one from the Americas and three from a combined Asia and EAP regional final.

The ICC, with its long-term strategic commitment to equity across the men’s and women’s game also confirmed the expansion of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2030 from 12 to 16 teams.

The cut-off date for qualification for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 qualifier was confirmed as 31 October 2024.

The CEC approved the appointment of Paul Reiffel to the ICC Men’s Cricket Committee as the Elite Panel representative.

Source: ICC

 

[sweep_shot]

2024 World T20 had some good games but it was not the best WC.

I rate it 6 out of 10.

 

[BouncerGuy]

ICC would not like this 2024 t20 world cup because it was not a success, especially the USA leg. It was an utter failure and ICC had to bear huge losses. I don't think they will ever risk hosting any big event in USA in the near future.