We've not been asked to stop women from playing cricket. "They have no problem with women taking part in sport. "We have spoken to the top Taliban government officials and their stance is that there is officially no ban on women's sport, especially women's cricket," he told Al Jazeera. The situation with the 25 women signed to national contracts with the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) remains unclear, although SBS has reported two of the women fled the country for Canada soon after the Taliban takeover.īut ACB chair Azizullah Fazli recently said it was all systems go as far as women's cricket in Afghanistan was concerned. "We're in regular contact with the Afghanistan Cricket Board." "What we're trying to do is establish all the facts on the ground and we're also working closely with the Australian government.
'We want to see cricket flourish in Afghanistan, and we want to see women and men's cricket flourish in Afghanistan," Hockley said last week.
A set of 17 Members submitted a total of 28 proposals to host the eight ICC Men’s white-ball cricket events.Cricket Australia expects the men's Test in Hobart will be put on hold, as it waits for more clarity from the federal government about the "situation on the ground" in Afghanistan. This gives us the opportunity to deepen our connection with fans in traditional cricket nations and also reach new fans around the world.”įor the unversed, the awarding of the events to preferred hosts is subject to the completion of the host agreements and the ICC will now work closely with all its Members to finalize arrangements. “It is fantastic to be returning to so many previous hosts, but what is really exciting about this process is the countries who will stage ICC events for the first time including the USA which is a strategic growth market for us. To have 14 Members hosting 8 events is a reflection of the truly global nature of our sport and I’d like to thank every Member that submitted a bid and offer our congratulations to the successful bidders. On the occasion of an announcement of such a high magnitude being made, the ICC chairman Greg Barclay said, “We are delighted to have concluded this competitive bidding process for the first time for ICC events. Additionally, a similar process to identify the hosts for ICC Women’s and U19s events for the next cycle will be undertaken early next year. The ICC Board accepted the recommendations of the committee who conducted a thorough review of each bid along with ICC management. It is understood that the hosts were selected via a competitive bidding process overseen by a Board sub-committee chaired by Martin Snedden along with Sourav Ganguly and Ricky Skerritt. Meanwhile, Australia, Bangladesh, England, Ireland, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, and Zimbabwe all of whom have previously staged major events, will be doing so again over the next decade.Īre you ready for the best-ever decade of men’s white-ball cricket?Ĭhampions Trophy officially returns ? /uwQHnna92F Notably, the United States of America (USA) and Namibia will host an ICC World Cup event for the first time, as per the official ICC media release. The announcement comes in the wake of the recently concluded World T20 mega event which was won by Australia for the first time in the history of the shortest format.
While 11 Full Members and 3 Associate Members have been selected to host two ICC Men’s Cricket World Cups, four ICC Men’s T20 World Cups, and two ICC Men’s Champions Trophy events, the total eight marquee ICC tournaments will be hosted in 14 different nations with the illustrious Champions Trophy staging a comeback in international cricket. Just a couple of days after the conclusion of the ICC World T20 2021 jointly conducted in the UAE and Oman where the Australian cricket team lifted their maiden T20 World Cup title defeating New Zealand in the finals, the world cricket's governing body, International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed the 14 host countries of the men’s white-ball events from 2024-2031, promising a never-seen-before enthralling decade of limited-overs cricketing action ahead in the future. ICC announces 8 new tournaments in 14 different host nations as Champions Trophy set for grand return | Photo Credit: ICC