UAE to host World Cup qualifiers
DUBAI — The International Cricket Council concluded six days of meetings in Dubai on Saturday with a number of key decisions taken, a press release said.
The Board moved to reassure members around security ahead of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in light of recent communication from BCCI and confirmed that as a normal practice this will continue to be monitored through to the end of the event.
ICC CEO David Richardson said: “As you would expect for a global sporting event, the ICC, in partnership with the ECB has a robust security plan in place for the Men’s Cricket World Cup. We work closely with the authorities in our host countries to ensure that the safety of players, officials and fans is a priority.
“Should those authorities raise the threat level of the event based on intelligence, we will of course uplift our security commitment as appropriate. We will continue to work with the ECB and our Members throughout the build up to and during the tournament to keep everyone abreast of the situation.”
The UAE and Scotland were selected as the hosts of the respective ICC Men’s and Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier events later this year. Scotland will host the women’s event from August 31 to September 7, 2019 whilst UAE will host the men’s event from October 11 to November 3, 2019.
As part of the ICC’s ongoing commitment to accelerating the growth of the women’s game, there were two significant decisions taken. The first, from the Chief Executives’ Committee, is around the introduction of an age group Cricket World Cup for girls to create more opportunities for young women around the globe to play the game.