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ICC board meets in Johannesburg on 6 October
MUMBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) board will gather in Johannesburg on 6 and 7 October for one of the four scheduled meetings it holds in a year.
Among the main items on the agenda are the following:
Future Tours Programme post-2012 : The ICC board will continue its work in formulating a Future Tours Programme (FTP) for Full Member international cricket after 2012. As part of that process, it will consider a draft FTP presented by the ICC Chief Executives’ Committee and look at ways in which greater context can be given to Test, ODI and T20I cricket.
Development : The board will receive an update on the Pepsi ICC Development Programme and will specifically hear from ICC Principal Advisor IS Bindra on the latest on the work currently underway to promote cricket in the United States and China.
Promotion of Test cricket : The board will consider ways and means to further promote Test cricket, the pinnacle of the game.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 : The board will consider the seedings and groupings for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, which will take place in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Task team updates : The board will hear updates from a number of task teams, including those charged with looking into the areas of Zimbabwe, Pakistan and general security around international cricket.
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Ashish Limaye bags gold and bronze at Montelibretti 2026 event
Indian rider shines in Italy, gains ground ahead of higher-level tests
MUMBAI: Ashish Limaye delivered a strong performance on the international stage, clinching both gold and bronze at the FEI Eventing Competition Montelibretti 2026 held in Italy earlier this month.
Competing against riders from across the globe, Limaye secured the top podium finish in the CCI 2 Long Format riding Easy Turn, registering a score of 30.2 in a field that featured participants from five nations. He followed it up with a bronze medal in the CCI 2 Short Format aboard Willy Be Dun, scoring 32 in a much larger and highly competitive pool of 66 riders representing nine countries.
Reflecting on the outing, Fédération Equestre Internationale event rider Ashish Limaye said, “Riding at Montelibretti was amazing. To compete with such talented riders from around the world was fantastic. I’m really happy with the results and the effort our team has put in.”
Beyond the podium finishes, Limaye also achieved a milestone result on D’Avril du Pinier, earning a Minimum Eligibility Requirement, bringing him closer to qualifying for the FEI World Equestrian Games.
While the Montelibretti competition was not a direct qualifier for major multi-sport events, it serves as a crucial stepping stone as Limaye prepares to move up to the more demanding CCI 3 level.
With momentum firmly on his side, the Indian rider now looks set to build on this success as he targets bigger stages in the global equestrian circuit.
