ICC urged to consider future status of T10 format

The International Cricket Council is being lobbied to make T10 an officially recognised format successful nan future.

Sources person told BBC Sport astatine slightest 2 afloat members are pushing for nan ICC to see granting List A position to T10 franchise home competitions.

The inclusion of nan format would alteration nan statistic from sanctioned T10 leagues and tournaments organised by afloat members to beryllium included successful a player's charismatic averages.

Discussions complete nan taxable took spot astatine nan ICC's latest committee gathering which is being held successful Harare, Zimbabwe from 10 to 13 April.

The rumor was not listed arsenic an charismatic point connected nan schedule astatine nan meeting, presided complete by ICC chair Jay Shah, but was brought up connected an informal basis.

It was said to person gained small traction from nan mostly of those successful attendance, but it is simply a taxable which will beryllium revisited should it garner further support.

The ICC is responsible for nan classification of charismatic cricket, external and since 2007 has been responsible for nan meaning of List A, which is nan constricted overs format of nan sport.

Prior to 2007 nan meaning of List A matches and nan exertion of nan meaning was overseen by nan Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.

When approached by BBC Sport nan ICC declined to comment.

The first awesome T10 title took spot successful December 2017 successful nan United Arab Emirates successful what is now known arsenic nan Abu Dhabi T10.

The tourney has attracted immoderate high-profile white-ball players since its inception and erstwhile England skipper Jos Buttler participated successful nan 2024 edition.

West Indies, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka person each staged home T10 tournaments.

A men's T10 franchise tourney successful Scotland was expected beryllium held past August but was called off aft it was not cleared by nan ICC.

T10 has not been played astatine nationalist squad level by afloat personnel nations successful either gender, but is seen arsenic a valuable format for nan maturation and improvement of nan crippled for those further down nan ICC's rankings.

The European Cricket Network, founded by Australia-born ex-Germany subordinate Daniel Weston, person organised tournaments for typical nationalist sides pinch matches streamed online.