Two senior officials of the International Cricket Council (ICC) have resigned just a week before the Annual Conference as noted by Cricbuzz.
Chris Tetley who is in charge of events at cricket’s global governing body, and Claire Furlong, General Manager for Marketing and communications are believed to have handed in their resignation notices.
While no exact reason has been given for the move it seems likely that the decision is connected to investigations into American-hosted matches, and especially those played at Nassau County International Cricket stadium in New York. However, it is not yet clear why they left as insiders within ICC say that they resigned months back.
The Cricbuzz reports states: “One particular source has claimed that both Tetley and Furlong decided to leave the world body at the end of the last commercial cycle itself but stayed on in view of the Twenty20 World Cup in USA. The source went on to add that the two quit quite some time back but will continue to be with the ICC for a few more months ‘to ensure smooth transition of charge in a crowded event cycle.’ They will also attend Annual conference from July 19-22, 2012 in Colombo.”
The pop-up stadium in New York was taken down after group stages of T20 World Cup ended; it made headlines. Due to drop-in pitches that were unresponsive making batting difficult since they were unevenly laid. Some ICC members are said waiting for next Annual Conference to raise this issue.
The India vs Pakistan match game which saw India successful defend a low score of 119 was also held here and hosted by an entity called T20 World Cup Inc.
On nature of tracks used during India versus Pakistan match at Nassau County Stadium, ICC said “the ICC recognize that the pitches used so far at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium have not played as consistently as we would have all wanted. The world-class grounds team have been working hard since the conclusion of yesterday’s game to remedy the situation and deliver the best possible surfaces for the remaining matches.”
The T20 World Cup took place between June 1 to 29.
