ICC announces WFH policy for staff

THE International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced work-from-home (WFH) policy for the majority of its staff over COVID-19.

The ICC chairman Shashank Manohar and chief executive Manu Sawhney, are preparing for a video conference to address the cricket calendar being impacted by the pandemic.

However, the world body did not specify till when it plans to carry on with this arrangement, reports said.

Most of the events, including the IPL and international tours, have been either postponed or cancelled following the virus outbreak.

The crisis has severely affected the upcoming English season as well.

"Like the rest of the world, the ICC is following guidelines from authorities and in line with the approach of our members, the majority of our staff are now working from home," an ICC spokesperson said.

"Our priority is to protect the health and well-being of staff whilst remaining fully operational. The team has full remote working capacity and as a result we can keep the ICC fully functioning while keeping our staff, their families and the wider communities safe."

It is learnt that for those who are not working from home, the operations will be "split across two sites to maintain critical functions and at the same time limiting the risk as much as possible".

The men's edition of the T20 World Cup is scheduled to be played in Australia in October and November, but there remain doubts over the staging of the event with the Australian government focused on dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic first.

On March 12 the ICC had decided to hold its meetings scheduled for Dubai at the end of March via conference call only.