ICC to meet BCCI, ICL in Johannesburg on February 23
The ICC will meet representatives of the BCCI and the rebel ICL in Johannesburg on February 23.
This follows the ICC Executive Board’s decision early this month authorising the official cricket boards of each country to decide on which events/tournaments within its territory are approved/unapproved.
Around 150 players plying their trade in the ICL have been banned by their respective boards and the ICC is keen that the matter gets sorted out in the February 23 meeting.
“I’ve long regarded it as a priority to bring together the BCCI and the owners of the ICL and I’m pleased to say we have fixed a meeting to take place in Johannesburg on Monday,” Morgan said.
“I hope we might be successful in coming to a mutually acceptable conclusion. I can’t be certain that will be the case but I hope we can at least make a start in bringing about a settlement,” he said.
“I think this is significant because experience tells me that the best opportunity to solve a dispute is to have the parties face-to-face.”
Pakistan has recently allowed its players aligned with ICL to play in domestic circuit following a ruling by Sindh High Court but still retained the ban on playing international cricket.
