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In a recent proposal, the International Cricket Council (ICC) Board suggested extending the terms of the ICC Chair and Independent Director, among other important leadership roles.
The ICC Chair and Independent Director posts are currently only available for a maximum of three two-year terms each. The ICC Board, however, has suggested changing this to two three-year periods. Now, the ICC’s member countries will be asked to approve this plan.
The ICC would align with the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) governance structure, where office-bearers are limited to two three-year terms, if the proposed term limits are adopted.
On December 1, Jay Shah, the current Secretary of the BCCI, would assume the role of ICC Chair for his first term.
If the Board members accept the plan, he might receive two terms of three years each rather than three terms of two years each. More stability and consistency in the ICC’s leadership is the goal of this shift to longer but shorter terms.
The ICC CEC authorises modifications to the women’s international calendar and rankings system.
To increase the competitiveness of these teams before the expansion of ICC women’s events in the 2028–2031 cycle, the ICC Board approved a number of additional women’s cricket tournaments for Associate Member nations during its meeting in Dubai.
In order to provide 24 teams with organised cricket and possibilities leading up to the 16-team ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2030, this includes the establishment of two yearly T20 International events between 2025 and 2028.
The ICC Chief Executives’ Committee (CEC) has also given its approval to modifications to the women’s international cricket schedule and rankings. The women’s team rankings will now be updated annually on May 1st instead of October 1st, and teams must now play eight games instead of just six to be rated.
The process for awarding five Associate Member women’s teams ODI status for the 2025–2029 cycle was also confirmed by the CEC.
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Only two Associate teams will be able to qualify for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2025; the ICC T20I team rankings will determine the remaining spots.
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