PERHAPS it shouldn’t have been surprising knowing cricket’s decision makers seem to have a knack for lethargy, but even so the ICC’s recent AGM proved to be an anti-climax.

There had been some major board and Chief Executives’ Committee (CEC) meetings in recent months headlined by big ticket discussions over expanding the ODI/T20 World Cups in the next 2023-31 cycle, a possible second tier of Test cricket and a push to get cricket finally into the Olympics.
There had been rigorous – even heated – debate on these issues with more expected to ensue during the AGM but that did not occur with ...