The International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended USA Cricket’s membership over repeated breaches.
According to ESPN, the cricket council announced the suspension of USA membership on Tuesday, September 23, after a virtual meeting of the ICC Board.
ICC suspended USAC with “immediate effect” and took over the management and administration of the USA national team.
A press release issued by the ICC read, “The decision, taken by the ICC Board during its meeting earlier, was based on USA Cricket's repeated and continued breaches of its obligations as an ICC Member under the ICC's Constitution.”
“These include, but are not limited to, the failure to implement a functional governance structure, lack of progress toward achieving National Governing Body status with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), and significant actions that have caused reputational damage to cricket in the United States and around the world," it added.
This came two months after the cricket administration granted USA Cricket three months for "free and fair elections" and to carry out "comprehensive" governance reforms and warned to take strict action if no progress were made.
The ICC, while calling the decision “unfortunate but necessary”, explained that this suspension was needed to protect the long-term interest of the game.
It is worth noting that despite the suspension, Team USA will be able to participate in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, and other ICC events.
