16 July,2015 08:31 AM IST | | AFP
World Cricket Committee, which includes Sourav Ganguly among others, feels the ICC's decision to limit the ODI World Cup to 10 teams is a retrograde step and detrimental to the sport
Sourav Ganguly is part of MCC's World Cricket Committee
London: The MCC World Cricket Committee, which includes former India captain Sourav Ganguly among others, feels the ICC's decision to limit the ODI World Cup to 10 teams is a "retrograde step" and detrimental to the sport's chances of finding a place in the Olympics.
Sourav Ganguly is part of MCC's World Cricket Committee
The committee met at Lord's on Monday and Tuesday - the first gathering for new members Ganguly, Ricky Ponting and Ramiz Raja, and the last for outgoing members Rahul Dravid and Steve Bucknor.
"The ICC Cricket World Cup should be a twelve-team tournament. The committee believes that the organisation of a 10-team ICC Cricket World Cup for 2019 and 2023 is a retrograde step that damages the potential for growth in cricket's developing nations," the committee said in a statement after the meeting.
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"The committee urges the ICC Board to reconsider its position and take a decision that it believes is in the best interests of the global game. This would need to be done in the next twelve months for cricket to have a chance of being included in the 2024 Olympics.
