ICC press release skips mention of Champions Trophy 

A Board meeting of the International Cricket Council (ICC) was held in Dubai where a presentation detailed preparations for Champions Trophy 2025, scheduled to be played in Pakistan.

Later, the board issued a press release, but surprisingly, it did not mention Champions Trophy 2025, nor did it talk of any progress on the schedule of the event.

Indian Cricket Board and its secretary, Jay Shah, plan to keep the ICC chairmanship for six years.

Press Release Courtesy: ICC

The ICC decided to conduct the Associate Members Series to improve the quality of women’s cricket and also decided to increase the number of women’s teams in future ICC events. The ICC Board also approved the new Future Tour program of Women’s Cricket 2025-29.

The ICC press release said that the tenure of the ICC Chairman and Independent Director had been proposed to be increased from three years to six years.

In August, Jay Shah was elected unopposed as the president of the world governing body of cricket, ICC, which is likely to further strengthen India’s already ongoing monopoly on cricket.

Shah will take over the post in December this year from current chairman Greg Barclay who decided not to take up the post for the third time.

“I am committed to working closely with the ICC team and the member countries to promote the game at the global level further,” Jay Shah has remarked.

The ICC is the governing body of cricket and has more than 100 countries as its members. It is responsible for organizing global events such as the World Cup.