{"id":19352,"date":"2020-02-12T22:23:07","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T20:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=19352"},"modified":"2020-02-12T22:23:07","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T20:23:07","slug":"zimbabwe-in-line-to-host-icc-tournaments-between-2023-and-2031","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zimbabwe-in-line-to-host-icc-tournaments-between-2023-and-2031","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe in line to host ICC tournaments between 2023 and 2031"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zimbabwe may be in line to host International Cricket Council (ICC) events from 2023 to 2031, following a meeting on Tuesday between Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) and the international cricketing body.<\/p>\n<p>ICC chief executive Manu Sawhney alongside commercial general manager Campbell Jamieson met with ZC chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani in Harare.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe main purpose of their visit was to discuss with us the next ICC cycle, which is 2023-2031, and the various possibilities that are there for us to host ICC events,\u201d Mukuhlani was quoted as saying by newzimbabwe.com<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe successfully held the 2018 Cricket World Cup Africa qualifier and last year again played host to the Women\u2019s Cricket World Cup Africa qualifier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose qualifiers were, in the ICC\u2019s view, the turning point for what is possible in Zimbabwe,\u201d Mukuhlani said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were able to see that there is a cricket culture and that there are cricket fans here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were impressed with what they saw in 2018 and the way we hosted, and that will always be a reference point when we make proposals to bid for the next ICC events.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zimbabwe may be in line to host International Cricket Council (ICC) events from 2023 to 2031, following a meeting on Tuesday between Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) and the international cricketing body. 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