17/07/2026
๐จ CAPTAINS HAVE STARTED TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST ICC OVER RECENT ODI WORLD CUP FORMAT CHANGE!
ICC - International Cricket Council
๐๐๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐: โQualifying for an ๐ข๐๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฝ is a huge achievement for any country. The ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ด๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐, but decisions like this make it harder for associate nations to play the best teams. We should create ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ, ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ.โ
๐ก๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐๐: โAn ๐ข๐๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฝ is something careers are built around and generations aspire to. We accept teams must earn their place, but qualification should provide a ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ.โ
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐น ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด: โ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ have consistently added value and interest to global events. Cricket should maximise ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ.โ
๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ผ๐ป: โPlayers should be ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ณ๐๐น๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฑ on decisions that impact the game and careers. Better decisions come when ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ are brought to the table.โ
๐จ๐ฆ๐'๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ต: โCountries and players invest years preparing for ๐ข๐๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฝ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐. Those moments matter for players, fans, and the ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐.โ
๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐น ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐น: โWe support players and countries worldwide getting ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ to reach and compete on ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐โ๐ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐.โ
To: WCA Statement
