Published: Jun 05, 2023, 11:40 AM (IST)
Edited: Jun 05, 2023, 11:55 AM (IST)
New Delhi: The ICC is mulling over shifting the venue of the 2024 T20 World Cup from the West Indies and USA to England owing to the lack of infrastructure development in the USA. As per a report in News18 CricketNext, USA is facing an uphill task of getting the venues ready for the marquee event and ICC is not happy where they stand as hosts today. The apex body has reportedly requested England, who will be the co-host for the T20 World Cup 2030, to stage the 2024 edition of the World T20.
“There is a situation at hand. The current infrastructure situation in the USA is not very encouraging and it is likely that the ICC could well swap the hosts for the 2024 and 2030 editions of the event. It will also allow USA Cricket to get the infrastructure in order before 2030 and allow them to set the house in order too. Right now, it will be a rushed process to get the venues ready. England were already allotted the 2030 World Cup and they, unlike other nations, can host an event in June-July,” says a report in News18.
Meanwhile, the venue for the 2030 T20 World Cup, which was set to be hosted by England, Scotland and Ireland will be shifted to the USA and West Indies. The move of swapping the venues for the T20 World Cup will give the USA enough time to prepare for the mega event.
The Network 18 report also quoted a USA official who informed the media agency that USA are not ready to host the big event as the venues are not ready.
“Where will you host it? I can tell you that the ICC site visits which happened recently, many parks, free spaces with some green cover to be precise, were being explored to have a modular set-up in place for the World Cup. Modular stands and everything else are also modular in nature. But it’s going to be one hell of a task to even pull that off and even if they do, not entirely sure whether it would meet ICC standards. There are lot of ICC checklists for a venue and I highly doubt the modular or the makeshift venues will make the cut,” says a cricket administrator who has served USA Cricket in the past and continues to keep a close tab on affairs.
