Austrian Cricket apologizes to Israeli Cricket for the incident during T20 World Cup Qualifier

New Delhi, 20 November (HS). The Austrian Cricket Association (ACA) has unreservedly apologized to the Israeli Cricket Association (ICA) and the Israeli cricket team for any injury or offense caused ahead of the Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier A match on June 10.

Although the specifics of the incident are still unknown, an ICC statement said the ACA had taken “prompt action” to resolve the issue with the player responsible, and would impose “appropriate disciplinary sanctions” on the player in accordance with the ACA’s disciplinary procedures. “Have been installed.

Following the incident, the ICC conducted a conciliation process between the ACA and the ICA to reach an agreed solution, in accordance with the ICC’s Anti-Discrimination Code. This process was conducted confidentially by Paul Mortimer, an independent expert in the fields of anti-discrimination and race relations.

The two teams met at Spinaseto in Rome for the Europe Qualifier A match, a step towards final qualification for the 2026 T20 World Cup. Austria’s Aaqib Iqbal scored an unbeaten 52 runs in 35 balls in a seven-wicket win over Israel in that match.