The International Cricket Council is developing measures to address its identified “significant corruption concerns” within global franchise competitions.
Documents reviewed by BBC Sport indicate that the ICC’s integrity unit has noted “growing evidence” of corruption infiltrating leagues and players across multiple member territories.
The ICC intends to form a working group to align franchise cricket with the international calendar and to explore more effective anti‑corruption strategies.
To address these concerns, the ICC Executive Committee will review several broad strategies at its upcoming annual general meeting in Edinburgh.
Options include broadening the criteria for ICC sanctioning of domestic leagues, thereby increasing the number of tournaments requiring ICC approval.
The ICC is also evaluating enhanced authority to intervene in leagues where lingering integrity concerns remain unaddressed.
Likewise, there are concerns that the expansion of illegal betting, especially through franchise league sponsorship, poses a threat.
The ICC warns that such practices “expose host members to the risk of facilitating illegal betting, thereby increasing the potential for corruption.”