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The Worldwide Cricket Council suffered losses of round USD 20 million (Rs 167 crore) for internet hosting the T20 World Cup 2024 video games within the USA, in accordance with a report by PTI. The report claimed that will probably be one of many main subjects of dialogue in the course of the ICC Annual Convention beginning on Friday in Colombo. Whereas the subject isn’t a part of the nine-point agenda of the Annual Basic Assembly (AGM), the report mentioned that will probably be mentioned as a “post-event report”. A serious a part of the event was hosted in USA together with the much-anticipated match between India and Pakistan that happened in New York.
One other main matter that shall be dialogue in the course of the AGM is BCCI secretary Jay Shah changing Greg Barclay because the ICC chairman. In accordance with the PTI report, an ICC supply mentioned that one of many fundamental areas of curiosity for everybody on the ICC is when Shah takes over the reins of the world physique.
“It isn’t about how however when, as he nonetheless has one yr left as BCCI secretary earlier than his cooling off interval in Indian board begins in 2025 as per structure. Nonetheless, if he has to take over in 2025, then Barclay cannot full his third time period of two years from December 2024 to December 2026,” the ICC supply mentioned.
“There’s a college of thought that what if ICC’s chairmanship time period adjustments from three phrases of two years every to 2 phrases of three years, so the cumulative time period can stay six years.”
It’s broadly believed that if Barclay’s present time period turns into three years, then Shah can full his six years as BCCI secretary and take over as ICC chairman in 2025 for 3 years when he shall be in cooling off in BCCI. Then in 2028, he can come again and take over as board president.
(With PTI inputs)
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