Cricket's global governing body announced on Tuesday (July 26) that legendary Indian batter VVS Laxman and New Zealand great Daniel Vettori have been appointed to the Men's Cricket Committee of the International Cricket Council (ICC). They have been appointed as current player representatives.
“Daniel Vettori and VVS Laxman have also been appointed to the ICC Men’s Cricket Committee as current player representatives, while Roger Harper has been appointed as the second past player representative, joining Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardena,” said the ICC in its statement on its Annual Conference in Birmingham.
Laxman also serves as the head of the National Cricket Academy and recently Team India toured Ireland under his coaching.
The 2025 Women's World Cup will be held in India, according to the ICC, marking the nation's return to hosting the event after more than 10 years.
The T20 World Cup 2024 will take place in Bangladesh. It will be Bangladesh's second time hosting a T20 World Cup and the first time hosting a prominent ICC women's competition.
“A year later, the action will move to India for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025. The tournament will be India's fifth hosting an ICC Women's tournament, with four tournaments so far being ICC Women's World Cups. Eight teams will compete in the tournament, making up a total of 31 matches.”
(HT INPUTS)
