The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) has made a big announcement concerning the internet hosting of the Youth Cricket World Cup, altering the plans for the West Indies Beneath-19 cricket group.
The ICC disclosed that Sri Lanka, initially designated because the host for the upcoming Youth Cricket World Cup, will now not maintain the occasion. The choice was made unanimously by ICC administrators because of the provisional suspension of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). The suspension arose from authorities interference within the group’s operations, with the Sri Lankan Minister of Sport, Roshan Ranasinghe, dismissing incumbent administrators and appointing an interim committee.
Minister Ranasinghe’s actions have been pushed by disputes between SLC officers and allegations of corruption and mismanagement throughout the group. The transfer to exchange the incumbent administrators got here following the underwhelming efficiency of the nationwide group within the ICC Males’s Cricket World Cup 2023 held in India.
Non permanent injunction and ICC’s choice
SLC officers sought and obtained a brief injunction in opposition to the removing of the incumbent administrators from the Sri Lanka Court docket of Attraction. After contemplating representations from SLC, the ICC Board determined that Sri Lanka might proceed to take part in worldwide cricket, each bilateral and ICC occasions. Nevertheless, the ICC will assume management over funding to SLC. The ICC Board additional confirmed that Sri Lanka will now not host the ICC U19 Males’s Cricket World Cup 2024, with South Africa chosen as the brand new host.
The choice has implications for the West Indies Beneath-19 cricket group, which was one of many 16 groups gearing up for the Youth World Cup. They have been positioned in Group B alongside England, Scotland, and Sri Lanka, the unique host. The group had beforehand ready for the situations in Colombo in August-September. Now, the selectors, Cricket West Indies (CWI), and group officers should adapt to the change in internet hosting, with South Africa set to stage the matches in cities like Benoni, Potchefstroom, Kimberley, and Bloemfontein.
West Indies Beneath-19s gained the Youth Cricket World Cup as soon as, underneath the management of Shimron Hetmyer and coach Graeme West, seven years in the past in Bangladesh. The squad featured notable gamers like Alzarri Joseph, Keemo Paul, Chemar Holder, and Keacy Carty, and so they clinched victory in opposition to India Beneath-19s, who boasted gamers akin to Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan, and Washington Sundar. Now, the group faces the problem of adapting to the brand new host nation, South Africa, of their pursuit of success within the upcoming match.
