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The International Cricket Council (ICC) on September 23 suspended USA Cricket's membership with immediate effect owing to "repeated and continued breaches" of obligations as a member. The decision was taken in apex council's virtual meeting.
"The decision, taken by the ICC Board during its meeting earlier, was based on USA Cricket's repeated and continued breaches of its obligations as an ICC Member under the ICC's Constitution," an ICC press release said.
"These include, but are not limited to, the failure to implement a functional governance structure, lack of progress toward achieving National Governing Body status with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), and significant actions that have caused reputational damage to cricket in the United States and around the world."
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In July 2025, the ICC had given USA three months of time to hold "free and fair elections" but no such measures were taken, leading to suspension.
Will USA participate in T20 World Cup 2026 and LA Olympics 2028?
However, their membership’s suspension won’t affect the team’s participation in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026 and the Los Angeles Olympics 2028. The ICC's representatives will take control of the USA cricket board and continue high-performance and player development programmes.
"The suspension is an unfortunate but necessary step to protect the long-term interests of the game," the ICC said, assuring athletes that the changes in the board won’t affect them.
What’s next for USA Cricket?
The next step ICC will take is form a normalisation committee to oversee reforms in the USA Cricket Constitution. If the ICC is satisfied with the reforms, their suspension will be revoked.
"When USAC was notified of the AGM's decision, it was specifically advised in writing that, along with fulfilling the commitments it made to the Board and taking immediate steps in that respect, it must (i) not do/omit to do anything that might jeopardise cricket's inclusion in the Olympics, and (ii) not do anything (by act or omission) that brings cricket or the ICC into disrepute or is contrary to the best interests of cricket or the ICC," the ICC press release said.
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