New Delhi: The ICC Annual General Meeting to be held in Colombo from July 19 will have serious discussions about when BCCI secretary Jay Shah will take over New Zealand’s Greg Barclay as the chairman of the global body. All eyes will be on Shah during the four-day conference which will have several other agendas to be discussed.
The conference is expected to start with board meeting on July 19 where the most important topic regarding the losses to the tune of more than USD 20 million incurred by the global body for hosting T20 World Cup games in the United States of America will be of utmost priority. It was announced last week by the apex body that they will discuss the excess spent during the US-leg of the showpiece event.
India-Pakistan Champions Trophy fiasco
The BCCI secretary is expected to hold talks with the PCB chairman regarding the ongoing Champions Trophy fiasco. Although it is not a part of the ICC Board’s official agenda unless it is brought with permission of the chair, yet it is believed that it would be sorted out at the annual meet.
India is reluctant to travel to Pakistan for the 2025 big event and instead is insisting them to host the tournament at a neutral venue. Meanwhile, the PCB has also threatened the Indian cricket board that they will not travel to India for the next T20 World Cup in 2026 if they don’t visit Pakistan for the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Meanwhile, the nine-point agenda of the AGM doesn’t include the event’s financial details, but it will be discussed by the board as a “post-event report”, which is a standard operating procedure. ICC’s new external auditor appointment is also on the agenda along with discussions on ICC memberships, report from associate member’s meeting and ICC development Awards presentation.
An ICC source privy to the developments, however, said that one of the main areas of interest for everyone at the ICC is when Shah takes over the reins of the world body.
“It is not about how but when, as he still has one year left as BCCI secretary before his cooling off period in Indian board starts in 2025 as per constitution. However, if he has to take over in 2025, then Barclay can’t complete his third term of two years from December 2024 to December 2026,” the ICC source said.
The all-important ICC Annual General Meeting will take place in Colombo from July 19. The meeting will begin on Friday and will be a four-day affair. Sports Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
