ICC in talks with boards over non-payment of T20 World Cup dues to gamers

ICC Males’s T20 World Cup trophy is displayed at Broward Stadium in Lauderhill, Florida, on Might 6, 2024. — AFP

The governing Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) is in talks with a number of boards which have but to pay prize cash from this yr’s Twenty20 World Cup to the gamers, sources advised Reuters on Thursday.

India beat South Africa within the remaining to win the match, which was co-hosted by the US and West Indies in June.

The World Cricketers’ Affiliation (WCA) mentioned in an announcement on Wednesday that some circumstances of non-payment of the prize cash have been paired with “threatening and intimidatory behaviour” by nationwide governing our bodies to participant teams.

India’s Kuldeep Yadav lifts the T20 World Cup trophy as they have a good time after successful the ultimate in opposition to South Africa at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, June 29, 2024. — Reuters 

A supply advised Reuters that the ICC has taken up the problem with 5 boards of the 20 collaborating international locations to make sure gamers have been paid in a well timed method.

Earlier, WCA CEO Tom Moffat mentioned the worldwide gamers’ physique was “extremely concerned… with a number of threats made against players who stand up for themselves and their colleagues in some cricket environments.”

“We appreciate the ICC’s efforts to date in ensuring the players involved are paid in full and are certain the ICC will continue to take all appropriate steps against any Boards who do not do so and to enforce their terms of participation,” Moffat mentioned within the assertion.

“Every player in our sport should receive the benefits they are entitled to in full, and should be provided with a safe environment to play, work, and advocate for themselves and their colleagues off the field, through a players’ association if they choose.”

The WCA launched the assertion after the board met this week in Singapore for its annual normal assembly, the place in addition they launched a World Participant Hardship Fund.

The fund was created to assist worldwide gamers in want “who are not covered by the game’s existing domestic frameworks for support.”

“We are certain it is going to assist those current and recently retired international cricketers who are presently unsupported and vulnerable,” mentioned JP Van Wyk, the WCA’s head of welfare and schooling.