Home Truths: ICC gives India another shot at glory!

Sports Desk: Few would have forgotten the night of April 2, 2011, when Indian captain MS Dhoni launched India to the top of cricketing stratosphere. Plagued with indifferent form since, the Champions hit the top gear in Champions Trophy held in England. 

Currently in the Caribbean to reinforce its superb form, Team India will soon have yet another chance to establish their supremacy in world cricket, thanks to ICC. 

To top it all, the ‘chance’ will come in front of the cheering home crowd!

The ICC Annual Conference that concluded on Saturday took some key decisions regarding the global cricketing events to be sponsored by the game’s governing body between 2016-2023. 

India will host the 2016 edition of T20 World Cup, World Test Championship in 2021, and ICC Cricket World Cup (50-over format) in 2023. 

Also ICC’s Chief Executive David Richardson summarily rejected any chances of bringing Champions Trophy back to the scheme of things, clarifying that ICC World Test Championship will replace the limited-overs quadrennial. 

Year 2017 shall witness the inaugural edition of World Test Championship. Scheduled for June-July, the event will be hosted by England. 

The second edition, to be held in Feb-March 2021, will be held in India. 

England will also be the venue for 2019 Cricket World Cup (50 overs), while Australia will play host to T20 Cricket World Cup in 2020. 

BCCI President N Srinivasan, who has currently ‘stepped aside’ pending enquiry over allegations of conflict of interest, also participated in the conference. 

Srinivasan, whose company India Cements owns IPL franchise Chennai Super KIngs, attended the Finance and Commercial Affairs Meeting of the ICC via video-link. 

BCCI’s interim President Jagmohan Dalmiya attended the IDI or ICC Development (International) Limited meet.