“In some cases, failure to pay in full has been accompanied by threatening and intimidating behavior by national governing bodies towards player groups,” the WCA said in a statement on Wednesday.
ESPNcricinfo understands that players from five of the 20 participating teams – of which eight were Associate Members of the ICC – have not received their dues.
“We are extremely concerned by a number of countries that have yet to pay players prize money from the Men’s T20 World Cup held in the USA and the Caribbean earlier this year, and especially by a number of threats made against players facing each other. “We appreciate the ICC’s efforts to date to ensure that the players involved are paid in full, and we are confident that the ICC will continue to take all appropriate action against any Board that fails to do so, and to enforce its own Terms of Payment. stake.
“All players in our sport must receive all the benefits to which they are entitled and must be provided a safe environment to play, work and advocate for themselves and their colleagues off the field, through a players’ association, if “They want it that way.”
The statement was released after the WCA board met this week in Singapore for its annual general meeting, where it also approved the establishment of a Global Player Hardship Fund.
The fund, the WCA said, has been designed to support needy international players “who are not covered by the game’s existing national support frameworks”.
JP Van Wyk, WCA director of welfare and education, said: “Professional athletes face unique challenges in their short careers and we know, through the great work that many players’ associations do nationally, that personalized support structures to player welfare have supported players in their time of need. We also know that in an increasingly global player labor market, there are notable gaps in the current system to assist players in extreme cases of hardship.
“While this fund will operate within certain limitations and will complement domestic offerings, we are confident that it will help current and recently retired international cricketers who are currently unsupported and vulnerable.”
The fund will be governed by “a supervisory group” made up of experts and representatives of players’ associations.
Meanwhile, Heath Mills and Sana Mir have been re-appointed as executive chairman and independent director respectively.
