The International Cricket Council (ICC) will hold the next round of board and committee meetings in Doha, Qatar, from March 25 to 27. In a move to globalise cricket, the ICC held its last meeting in Zimbabwe, Africa, and now in the Middle East.
Next ICC meeting in Doha
The ICC didn’t reveal the agenda for the meeting, but the next multi-nation event, the ODI World Cup 2027, the recent Bangladesh-Pakistan drama at the T20 World Cup 2026, and the LA Olympics 2028 could be among the talking points.
“The meetings will bring together ICC Board Directors, Chief Executives, Committee Members and senior leadership as part of the organisation’s ongoing governance calendar, providing an important opportunity to deliberate over key matters pertaining to the present and future of the global game,” the ICC said in a statement.
The ICC praises the Qatar Cricket Association, stating cricket as a sport has grown in the nation by a whopping 447 per cent in this decade.
“The decision to stage the meetings in Doha reflects the ICC’s growing engagement with cricket in Qatar and the country’s wider sporting ecosystem. 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.
Since 2020, overall participation in cricket in Qatar has grown by an impressive 447%, driven largely by initiatives aimed at introducing the sport to new and younger audiences. Central to this growth has been cricket’s inclusion in the Qatar Olympic Committee’s School Olympic Programme, which has helped embed the game within schools across the country. More recently, the launch of ICC’s Criiio Cricket Festivals has further expanded cricket’s reach, with 287 school teams taking part in the previous edition and nearly 90% of participants experiencing cricket for the first time,” the ICC added.
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