The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday shared that it has decided to put a brake on its board meeting which was scheduled at the end of March and it will be over conference call only. It further said that only urgent decisions will be discussed in the full meetings which are being rescheduled to early May amidst the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. However, the four-day meeting was scheduled to take place from March 26 to 29 at the ICC headquarters.
“In light of the continued global spread of Covid-19, concerns expressed by members and mindful of the importance of taking mitigating measures against the virus, the ICC Board has decided to hold its meetings scheduled for Dubai in end March via conference call only,” the ICC said in a statement.
“The Board and a number of committees will convene remotely to consider matters for urgent decision only, with the full meetings rescheduled for early May. This will be kept under constant review in line with advice from relevant authorities as the health and well-being of staff and those attending the meetings remain our priority,” it further added.
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Earlier in the month, another meeting of the Asian Cricket Council was postponed which was scheduled to be held in Dubai on March 3, due to the outbreak of Covid-19.
Due to the sudden outbreak of coronavirus, many tournaments have got cancelled as well as witnessed the close door games too. Even the upcoming season of IPL is no less. There have been reports that the Maharashtra government has stopped their ticket sales for the IPL, with the Karnataka government also doing such things. The IPL is scheduled to start on March 29 in Mumbai as well, with defending champions, Mumbai Indians will take on Chennai Super Kings in the opener of the much-awaited Indian Premier League.
However, IPL governing council chairman Brijesh Patel has said that the tournament will go ahead as per the schedule, saying that the GC is meeting on March 14 to talk about the situation surrounding the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.
