India to host ICC T20 Championship in 2016
Dubai: The International Cricket Council on Thursday announced that India would host the T20 World Championship in 2016. The sixth edition of the tournament is scheduled to take place from March 11 to April 3, 2016.
This will be the first time when India would host the World T20.
The world governing body also received an update on the World Cup and approved the dates of the ICC events through to 2019.
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ICC also clarified that the World Cup 2015 final will have 'Super Over' in case of tie. Replicating the arrangements of thelast edition of the cricket World Cup in 2011, the ICC Board reinstated the use of a 'Super Over' in the event of a tie in the final of the 50-over showpiece event.
BREAKING NEWS: The ICC Board reinstated the use of a Super Over in the event of a tie in the @cricketworldcup final. http://t.co/QA2OCIpvEM
— ICC (@ICC) January 29, 2015Holding its first meeting of the year at the ICC headquarters yesterday, the board, chaired by N Srinivasan and presided by Mustafa Kamal among all the full-member and associate representatives, also approved a change to the application of ICC Code of Conduct offences relating to slow over-rates in ICC events.
Now the captains will not carry any prior minor over-rate offence 'strikes' or over-rate suspensions from other series into an ICC event.
This approval means that all captains will enter this edition with no over-rate 'strikes' against their names, and they will only be suspended from playing in World Cup match if over-rate offences are committed during the event.
Any over-rate offence incurred prior to the mega-event will be carried forward to the first bilateral series after the tournament in Australia and New Zealand.
The board also reiterated its support for the umpires clamping down on poor player behaviour, particularly leading into and during the 11th edition of the 50-over World Cup.
The Board considered issues around player safety following the tragic death of Australia batsman Phillip Hughes during a first-class match, and was briefed on the
ICC-supported research project to improve the safety of cricket helmets.
The freak accident in November last year has recently resulted in a new British Safety Standard being introduced.
It was noted that helmet manufacturers have now introduced a number of new helmet models that comply with the updated British Standard, and that an increasing number of international players have been choosing to wear the helmet models that comply with this new safety standard.
The world governing body also received an update on the World Cup and approved the dates of the ICC events through to 2019.
