A reporter’s question that day put ICC chief executive Geoff Allardyce in an awkward position.
It was the second week of June, the final of the ICC World Test Championship was taking place between India and Australia. According to the announcement made by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah about 10 days ago, the schedule of the 2023 ODI World Cup should have been announced during the final.
But when the BBC asked Allardyce about the World Cup schedule, he did not have a concrete answer. He could only say that he had not yet received the itinerary. The ICC chief executive also could not explain why there was a delay or when the final itinerary would be published.