Associated Press

London, July 28:

The International Cricket Council will complete its move from London to Dubai on August 1. Cricket’s world governing body, which also has offices in Monaco, will leave Lord’s after

96 years. ICC President Ehsan Mani thanked the Marylebone Cricket Club, which owns Lord’s, for its support. “As the ICC prepares enter the next exciting phase of its development it does so physically far removed from the shores of England, but forever spiritually at home at Lord’s,” Mani said in a statement. When the move was announced in March, Mani said it was financially motivated. “Clearly, cricket’s deep association with England and particularly Lord’s as the historic home of the sport was a factor that weighed heavily in the board’s discussions on this matter,” Mani said. “Nevertheless, like many international governing bodies before us, it is clear that operating in the United Kingdom under the current (tax) system is not in the best interests of our members.”