ICC suspends USA Cricket’s membership

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended USA Cricket's membership, as it builds safeguards to protect athletes and the sport's Olympic aspirations. The measures were announced in a media statement, issued on 23 September. ICC, after a thorough review of affairs and extensive engagement with key stakeholders over the past year, today confirmed the suspension of ICC membership status of USA Cricket, with immediate effect. 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 a 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...