The International Cricket Council (ICC), on April 23, will be hosting a meeting of the Chief Executives' Committee (CEC) via conference call to discuss further actions on the postponed series.
The meeting will see the CEOs of the 12 full members and the three Associate Representatives, will provide an opportunity for the CEC to collectively consider the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sport, ICC said.
The purpose is to find the priorities of the members in these testing times and to discuss and share the key mitigation factors required to resume international cricket based on government advice in each territory.
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The CEC will also review the Future Tour Programme (FTP) through to 2023 as well as the World Test Championship (WTC) and Cricket World Cup Super League. An update will also be given on the contingency planning for the global ICC events including the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 in Australia.
"This meeting is the first step of a collective process as we assess the impact of this ongoing global pandemic and work together so the sport can emerge from it in a strong position. We need to share knowledge and start to build a deep understanding of what it will take to resume international cricket," ICC Chief Executive Manu Sawhney said.
"The scale of this task should not be underestimated and will encompass a myriad of factors until the public health situation has improved to a point that it is safe for our players, our employees, our fans and in a way that will not impact the public health situation adversely," he added.
Many countries had to postpone international bilateral series due to the pandemic which has caused the deaths of over 165,000 people worldwide.
"Countries will start to reopen at different stages and in different ways and we will need to respect that and have a holistic view of this to enable us to make well-informed decisions that mitigate the various risks as much as possible," Sawhney further said.
(ANI inputs)
