ICC ANNUAL REPORT 2020-21 INCLUDING SUMMARISED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 02 FOREWORD // CONTENTS 03 CONTENTS FOREWORD CHAMPIONING WORLD CRICKET DELIVERING WORLD CLASS EVENTS THE SPIRIT OF CRICKET 04 Chair’s Report 28 Governance 50 ICC World Test Championship 66 ICC Awards of the Decade 06 Acting CEO’s Report 32 Cricket Operations 56 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League 70 ICC Development Awards 10 Highlights of the Year 36 Integrity 60 Preparation, Planning and Scheduling 72 ICC Hall of Fame 19 Retirements 38 Commercial 20 Playing Days for ICC Members 40 New Initiatives 22 Obituaries 46 Development SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 76 Report from the Chair of the Audit Committee 77 Summary Consolidated Financial Statements ICC Annual Report 2020-2021 04 FOREWORDS // CHAIRMAN’S REPORT 055 WE HAVE A LOT TO LOOK FORWARD TO FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR AS WE START TO GET ICC EVENTS BACK UP AND RUNNING, WELCOMING CRICKET FANS BACK INTO GROUNDS AROUND THE WORLD AND CEMENTING OUR LONG-TERM FUTURE. GREG BARCLAY Throughout this period, it has been important One project I have personally been involved in that we have been able to continue to fund recently is as a mentor for the ICC 100% Cricket our Members without interruption and provide Future Leaders Programme, which is designed additional levels of support. This includes the to address the low percentage of women in introduction of a Member Support Fund to assist leadership positions in global cricket and to Members who have been unable to fulfil their build a pipeline of new female leaders. We all immediate international cricketing obligations have a responsibility to make our game truly because of COVID-19. equitable, and this project will play an important role in doing so. International travel is still challenging and is impacting on ICC pathway events – many of Cricket is fortunate to have partners who are which have had to be postponed. For the first committed to it over the long term. I want time ever, an ICC Annual Report does not cover to thank Star Sports, our global broadcast a period with an ICC global event. But as I write partners, for their continued support, as well this, planning for the inaugural ICC World Test as our commercial partners, who play such an Championship Final is well underway, and I’m important role for us. very much looking forward to watching New Finally, I’d like to thank the ICC staff for their Zealand and India go head to head for the right continued efforts over the last 12 months. It has to call themselves World Champions in our undoubtedly been challenging, but the team has longest format. continued to focus on delivering for our Members As Chair of the ICC, my focus is very much on and showing enormous flexibility around event the future, and on working with our Members planning. We have a lot to look forward to for to shape the sport for long-term sustainability the remainder of the year as we start to get and growth. We are currently considering the ICC events back up and running, welcoming post-2023 cycle, which includes event hosting cricket fans back into grounds around the world, CHAIR’S REPORT and giving more opportunities to more nations and cementing our long-term future. to compete on the global stage. We are also finalising the global strategy for GREG BARCLAY the sport, which will give us a clear direction of travel to drive growth and secure a vibrant and sustainable future for cricket. This strategy will be of crucial importance to everyone in This has been another challenging period for all our the game: we are facing significant threats and Greg Barclay challenges, and doing nothing to counter them is Independent Chair Members, as the effects of COVID-19 continue to be felt not an option. We need to take a proactive and bold approach to collectively securing the future around the world. The global pandemic has hit everyone of cricket, and I look forward to the whole sport getting behind it. hard – but it is encouraging to see the volume of international cricket being played around the world rising. ICC Annual Report 2020-2021 06 FOREWORDS // ACTING CEO’S REPORT 07 THE POWER OF CRICKET TO CONNECT HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED THIS YEAR WITH NEW COMMERCIAL PARTNERS. WE ARE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF ALL OUR PARTNERS AS WE HAVE COLLECTIVELY NAVIGATED THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC. GEOFF ALLARDICE Bio-secure environments are our new normal, At the time of writing, we are about to deliver and we are learning how to stage international the inaugural ICC World Test Championship Final, cricket successfully with the additional which will see India face New Zealand in a one-off challenges. I’d like to thank everyone who game to decide the best team in Test cricket. The has been involved in making this happen: our ICC World Test Championship was introduced to Members, the players and support staff, the bring greater context into our longest format, and broadcasters, our commercial partners and of the final months and weeks of the competition course our fans, who continue to follow cricket did exactly that – with the places in the final with as much passion as ever. going down to the wire between four teams. Over the last year, we have continued to connect The ICC World Test Championship Final will be with the fans, even when there was little the first ICC event we will have delivered since international cricket. Leveraging the ICC video the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020, and it is archives has given us all a great opportunity a new experience for the ICC team. Operating to relive extraordinary moments in our history. in a bio-secure environment with limited crowd For example, we looked back at the ICC Men’s capacity, it will certainly look very different to a Cricket World Cup 2011, 10 years on from India’s usual global event final, but there’s no doubt that triumph, and used it as a launchpad to produce some outstanding Test cricket from two of the more content in languages other than English. best teams in the world will engage and connect More than 52 million views of our Hindi videos with fans around the world. Our thanks go to were among the nearly 500 million total views our Members, who have shared their COVID-19 for the campaign. learnings so freely; to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and New Zealand Cricket As we count down to this year’s ICC Hall of for their flexibility in the arrangements; and to the Fame induction, we have also released videos England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for hosting. celebrating every single current member of the ACTING CEO’S REPORT Hall. For the first time, we have given our fans a Last but by no means least, I would also like to voice in acknowledging our best players: more sincerely thank the ICC staff for their continued than 6.5 million votes were cast in the ICC Awards passion and commitment during a difficult period, GEOFF ALLARDICE of the Decade in December, counting towards and for the support they have given me since I 10% of the jury’s vote for each individual award, assumed the role of Acting CEO. and engagement around the ICC Player of the Month continues to grow. The last 12 months have remained a challenge for everyone, The power of cricket to connect has been demonstrated this year with new commercial but I continue to be amazed at the resilience of the world partners. Even in these challenging times, BYJU’s, BharatPe and Upstox saw the potential and our sport. We have seen cricket at all levels return of partnerships with the ICC. We are incredibly Geoff Allardice grateful for the continued support of all our Acting CEO around the world, albeit in a slightly different manner to partners – including Star Sports, our global broadcast partner – as we have collectively that we have known previously. navigated the global pandemic. ICC Annual Report 2020-2021 08 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR 099 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR ICC Annual Report 2020-2021 10 FOREWORD // HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR 11 JUNE 2020 A three-Test series at Southampton and Manchester between England and the West Indies behind closed doors is confirmed, but Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer and Keemo Paul opt out HIGHLIGHTS The ICC approves the use of substitutions if a player shows symptoms of COVID-19 in Test matches Pakistan announces a 29-man squad to face England in its Test and T20I series OF THE YEAR India’s tours to Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe are called off The COVID-19 pandemic had Scotland cancels its T20I fixture against Australia New Zealand’s August tour of Bangladesh is postponed a huge impact on the cricket Ten Pakistan players test positive for COVID-19 in advance of their tour calendar – but there was of England nonetheless plenty to enjoy Bangladesh postpones its three-Test tour of Sri Lanka The MCC announces that Clare Connor will become its first female and celebrate during 2020-21. President, succeeding Kumar Sangakkara in October 2021 The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announces that domestic cricket in England will start on 1 August Zimbabwe’s three-ODI tour of Australia scheduled for August is postponed Nitin Menon replaces Nigel Llong on the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires for 2020-21 ICC Annual Report 2020-2021 12 FOREWORD // HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR 13 JULY 2020 Shashank Manohar stands down as ICC Chair, and Imran Khwaja replaces him as Interim ICC Chair SEPTEMBER 2020 The schedules for Ireland’s and Pakistan’s series in England are confirmed, with Southampton and Manchester due to host the matches England draws its T20I series at home with Pakistan 1-1 with one match rained out The