The International Cricket Council has moved to reschedule its upcoming high-level summit in Doha as regional instability continues to impact the Middle East.
The meetings, which were slated for late March, will now take place in April as the organization monitors the ongoing friction between Iran, Israel, and the United States.
Leadership within the ICC declared that the safety and logistical feasibility of the event were paramount when deciding to push the dates back.
While the venue of Doha was chosen to celebrate the growing engagement of cricket within the region, the council affirmed that the current situation required a change in the immediate schedule.
“The meeting provides an important opportunity to deliberate over key matters,” the ICC stated in a previous release, noting that the delegation includes senior leadership and committee members from across the globe.
The notification of the postponement reached ICC members shortly before the conclusion of the T20 World Cup in India. It was also mentioned that while the March dates are no longer viable, the council intends to keep the rescheduled event within the same continent to minimize further disruption to the governance calendar.
