ICC rejects PCB’s four-nation event plan

The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) proposal to have an annual four-nation event which options Pakistan, India, Australia and England didn’t discover favour with a majority of the International Cricket Council (ICC) members, it’s learnt.

PCB’s chief Ramiz Raja had proposed the thought throughout the ICC board assembly in Dubai on Sunday and gave an in depth plan.

The Indian Express understands that a number of boards did help the thought however majority weren’t in favour of it. “He (Raja) spoke about at length but the majority felt it is important for boards to focus more on bilateral commitment. The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) members felt that going ahead they will only have the Asia Cup as a multi-team event in Asia and did not back the four-nation tournament,” a member, who attended the ICC meet mentioned.

At the identical time, different boards who didn’t characteristic within the proposal didn’t like PCB’s thought of going forward with the event with out them. Also, it was tough to seek out house within the packed calendar.

“At the same time the FTP is too tight, it’s hard to get in a new tournament at this stage for sure,” the member added. In an interplay with this paper earlier than the ICC event, Raja had acknowledged that he was taking this proposal ahead as an ICC Board member and never as a PCB chief.

“It’s not Us versus Them, it’s Us versus Us. The last great concept was the T20 World Cup, which was held in 2007. So nothing new has come since that 2007 event, and here’s an opportunity. This thing happens in rugby, so we have a precedent. I’m just hoping that we look at this concept as a cricketing concept and not as a political concept,” Raja had mentioned. India versus Pakistan bilateral cricket has been come to a cease after India’s stand to not play till terror assaults are stopped. However, India does play Pakistan in ICC occasions.

PCB chairman, Raja later within the day tweeted, “Great discussion regarding 4 Nations series today at the ICC meet. As a concept it was welcomed and debated upon and seen as promoting the interest of the game. Fingers crossed. More when I am back at the office tomorrow.”

Have left to its members to take the choice whether or not to have ladies Test matches or not. A crew like India doesn’t have a ladies’s Test match calendar. However, they’ve performed Pink-ball Tests. In its press launch, ICC knowledgeable that it has granted ODI standing to a lot of Associate members.

“Following the recent decision to expand the ICC Women’s Championship to 10 teams, the ICC Board approved a recommendation that ODI status be extended to a number of Associate Member women’s teams to enable them to progress to global qualifying events based on ODI rankings,” the ICC mentioned in its press launch.

The ICC Board assembly agreed with the advice from the ICC Men’s Cricket Committee that extra impartial match officers must be utilised as journey restrictions are lifted whereas constructing on the success of using house umpires.

Shah in committee

PTI provides: Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Jay Shah is likely one of the new inductees within the ICC cricket committee with former Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene being reappointed as former participant. New Zealand chief coach Gary Stead, ICC Elite Panel umpire Joel Wilson and MCC consultant Jamie Cox are additionally a part of the panel.