New Delhi: The International Cricket Council has postponed its meeting in Doha as a consequence of the ongoing conflict in West Asia involving USA, Israel and Iran.
The governing body was supposed to hold a three-day meet from March 25 to 27 in the Qatari capital but has now been rescheduled for next month in the same continent.
A formal communication has been sent ICC’s members on Saturday, a day before the T20 World Cup final between India and New Zealand in Ahmedabad, reports PTI.
ICC’s board directors, chief executives, committee members and senior leadership were expected to attend the meeting and discuss on the present and future f the game and key matters like calendar governance.
The Dubai-headquartered ICC chose Doha as the venue due to its growing association with Qatar.
“The ICC’s support of and collaboration with the Qatar Cricket Association and Olympic Committee, Cricket in Qatar has fuelled remarkable progress for the sport in recent years,” the ICC had said in a press statement on February 22.
Charter flights for T20 WC ousted teams
Meanwhile ICC has arranged chartered flights for England, South Africa and West Indies who were stranded in India after their exit from the T20 World Cup.
The ongoing conflict has disrupted commercial air travel plans globally, woth England were lost to India in the semis departing on Saturday evening from Mumbai directly to London.
West Indies and South Africa are expted to leave on Sunday with members of both teams questioning ICC’s motive of arranging their departures later than England’s.
South Africa and West Indies are likely to travel together from Kolkata, first to Johannesburg before the West Indies contingent moves toward Antigua.