ICC’s Senior Officials Chris Tetley, Claire Furlong Resign After Chaotic Conduct Of T20 World Cup 2024 In New York: Report

T20 World Cup 2024: A couple of senior officials of the International Cricket Council (ICC) have resigned ahead of the body’s annual conference in Sri Lanka on July 19.

On Friday, Chris Tetley, the ICC’s Head of Events, and Claire Furlong, the General Manager of Marketing and Communications, announced their departures from the global body after a very chaotic conduct of the recently concluded T20 World Cup in West Indies and USA.

As per a report in the Cricbuzz, both Tetley and Furlong decided to leave the world body at the end of the last commercial cycle itself but stayed on in view of the Twenty20 World Cup in the US.

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The report added that despite their resignation the two will continue to be with the ICC for a few more months ‘to ensure smooth transition of charge in a crowded event cycle.’ They will also attend the Annual Conference in Colombo from July 19 to 22.

Many Board of Directors had questioned the overpricing of budgets during the USA leg of the multi-nation event and Pankaj Khimji, Associate Member Director, wrote a letter to all members and asked for an audit of the expenses of the marquee tournament.

The Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York, which was dismantled after the conclusion of the group stage, had hosted the India vs Pakistan match which saw the Men in Blue successfully defending a low total of 119.

After the India vs Pakistan match, the ICC issued a statement on the nature of the tracks used at the Nassau County stadium, stating that “the ICC recognise that the pitches used so far at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium have not played as consistently as we would have all wanted. The world-class grounds team have been working hard since the conclusion of yesterday’s game to remedy the situation and deliver the best possible surfaces for the remaining matches.”

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 Amid all the criticism, the Indian team that won the title didn’t comment on the nature of the pitches, saying that the conditions were equal for all the participating teams.

The T20 World Cup was played from June 1 to 29.