USA to miss T20 World Cup 2026? ICC takes major step with USA cricket
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to take a major step with the United States of Cricket (USCA). Will they now miss the chance to feature in the 2026 season of the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to suspend the United States of America Cricket (USAC) in the process of hitting the reset button as they look to overhaul the leadership and governance structure of the sport. The decision, which won’t impact their participation in the T20 World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka, has been taken by the ICC board in a virtual meeting.
The actual reasons for the suspension, before the T20 World Cup, are not clear, but it has come just over two months after the ICC granted the association three months to hold the free and fair elections and carry out the governance reforms. That was the time when the ICC reiterated that the association would remain ‘on notice’ as it has been the case since July 2024.
USA chairman, Venu Pisike, revealed that there had been ‘no communication’ from the ICC on the suspension, which doesn’t have an immediate effect on the game, which is a part of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics Games. As the hosts, the USA are expected to be one of the six teams to contest for medals in both men’s and women’s categories.
ICC decides to suspend USA cricket
The roadmap is comprised of six steps and was drawn by the ICC’s Normalization Committee, which is headed by the ICC chairman, Jay Shah. Before that, the committee met with the top of the association’s chairman and the CEO twice in April, virtually and in person in June. Following that, the USCA would step down from the fresh elections and would apply for the NGB status.
The ICC revealed that a comprehensive review of the USA cricket will be undertaken in close consultation. It’s, however, not clear who would oversee the operations of the game in the country at the moment.
ACE (American Cricket Enterprise) opted to legally challenge the termination. The former New Zealand all-rounder, Corey Anderson, who moved to the USA and became eligible to play in 2022, is now the operations director of the Association. He reckoned that the differences between the USAC and ACE had put the players in an uncertain state for their future.
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