Overview

• The ICC Board approved the suspension in a virtual meeting on Tuesday after months of warnings and missed reform deadlines.
• USA national teams remain eligible for ICC events, including the 2026 T20 World Cup, under temporary ICC oversight.
• The ICC cited repeated breaches of member obligations, a lack of a functional governance structure, stalled progress toward USOPC recognition, and reputational harm.
• An ICC Normalisation Committee will set reinstatement conditions that include adding independent directors, holding fresh elections, and reviewing the constitution, with progress to be monitored.
• Stakeholder pressure and instability persist with complaints from regional leagues, a USOPC advisor urging board changes, a terminated ACE deal now in legal dispute, and players expressing uncertainty.