ICC suspends USA Crickets membership after breaches of its obligations

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday (September 23, 2025) introduced the suspension of USA Cricket’s membership with instant impact, saying the choice has been taken after a “thorough evaluate of affairs and in depth engagement with key stakeholders over the previous 12 months”.

In a media assertion, the worldwide governing physique blamed the USA Cricket for repeated and continued breaches of its obligations as a ICC member.

The determination comes within the build-up to cricket’s return to the Olympic calendar via the Los Angeles Games 2028, because the ICC has allowed USA’s nationwide groups to take part in its competitions and put together for the extravaganza.

“The determination, taken by the ICC Board throughout its assembly earlier, was primarily based on USA Cricket’s repeated and continued breaches of its obligations as a ICC Member beneath the ICC’s Constitution,” the ICC mentioned.

“These embrace, however aren’t restricted to, the failure to implement a useful governance construction, lack of progress towards reaching National Governing Body standing with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), and important actions which have triggered reputational injury to cricket within the United States and world wide,” it mentioned.

The world governing physique mentioned the motion was essential to guard the “long run pursuits of the sport” and that its high precedence is to make sure that the athletes and the game are unaffected by the suspension.

“ICC Board has determined that USA’s nationwide groups will retain their proper to take part in ICC occasions, together with preparations for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games (LA28),” the ICC mentioned.

“The administration and administration of USA nationwide groups will quickly be overseen by the ICC and/or its designated representatives to make sure continued assist for the gamers and preserve momentum in direction of Olympic inclusion.” “This strategy displays the ICC’s agency dedication to upholding the perfect pursuits of cricketers within the USA and the sustenance of a High-performance and Player growth program which can search to raise the stature and capabilities of gamers representing the USA,” it added.

The governing physique mentioned its Normalisation Committee, which is supported by the ICC’s administration, will “define the steps required for the suspension on USA Cricket to be lifted and its membership rights restored”.

“These will embrace demonstrable and particular adjustments to USA Cricket’s governance construction, operations and total standing within the Cricket ecosystem. The Normalisation Committee can even monitor USA Cricket’s progress and supply consultatory assist,” it added.

Despite being the co-hosts of final 12 months’s T20 World Cup within the Americas, the USA Cricket was positioned on discover on the ICC’s annual basic assembly in 2024 “for non-compliance with ICC Membership Criteria and given 12 months to treatment that non-compliance”.