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Uber and the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced a world first partnership to support the first ever standalone ICC Women’s World T20 in the West Indies.
Uber and the ICC aim to leverage one of the world’s most popular sports to engage the broader cricketing community in a conversation around the important role sport plays in empowering girls and women around the world.
This global partnership will encompass on-the-ground activation in participating WWT20 countries in addition to the creation of a six-part digital film series featuring the inspiring stories of female cricketers, watch party and match day promotions across Uber and Uber Eats in participating countries.
Social media will be engaged to celebrate women in sports and various community outreach programs including sponsorships for aspiring female cricketers to join cricket academies, for fans and families to cheer on their heroes live and for the winning team to visit Uber’s headquarters in San Francisco.
Commenting on the partnership, International Cricket Council CEO David Richardson said: “Uber is a globally recognised brand and one that is committed to the empowerment of women around the world. As a sport we have also made a commitment to grow the women’s game and it will form one of the pillars of our strategy that will be launched early next year.
“This is a genuine partnership that is focused on our shared values and Uber’s plans are exciting and complement what we’re trying to achieve. The traditional sponsorship model is changing and this collaboration is a reflection of that. It’s about a shared ambition to move women’s cricket forward, tell the story of our sport more broadly and build heroes in our game.”
Uber’s Chief International Business Officer Brooks Entwistle said: “We are absolutely delighted to be the first ridesharing and food delivery platform to partner the ICC for the first ever standalone ICC Women’s World T20. We recognise the best way to change the status quo is to challenge it and the ICC Women’s World T20 is a powerful showcase of women moving the sport of cricket forward, while uniting and inspiring communities around the world. Together with the ICC, we are committed to supporting more women in sport, and to inspiring and enabling more girls and women to access opportunities and become the change agents, world leaders and sports champions of tomorrow.”
Uber brand ambassador and Indian Cricket Captain Virat Kohli stated: “I’m excited to hear that Uber and the ICC are partnering to support the Women’s World T20 in the West Indies. All women representing their countries will become better cricketers but more importantly they’ll also serve as role models to encourage other young women and girls to take up cricket, which I believe will empower them to be more focused, competitive and goal-oriented.’’
The ICC Women’s World T20 will run from 9-24 November, during the 2018–19 international cricket season. The 10-team tournament will be played as a standalone event for the first time between Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies.
The ICC is the global governing body for cricket. Representing 104 members, the ICC governs and administrates the game and is responsible for the staging of major international tournaments including the ICC World Cup and Women’s World Cup, ICC Champions Trophy and the ICC Men’s and Women’s World T20.
The ICC presides over the ICC Code of Conduct, which sets the professional standards of discipline for international cricket, playing conditions, bowling reviews and other ICC regulations. The laws of the game remain under the auspices of the MCC.
The ICC also appoints the umpires and referees that officiate at all sanctioned Test matches, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. Through the Anti-Corruption Unit it coordinates action against corruption and match-fixing.
The ICC Development Department works with associate members to improve the quality of international cricket, build better cricket systems, get more people playing cricket and grow the game.
Uber’s mission is to create opportunity through movement. It began in 2010 to solve a simple problem: how do you get access to a ride at the touch of a button? More than 10 billion trips later, it is building products to get people closer to where they want to be. By changing how people, food and things move through cities, Uber is a platform that opens up the world to new possibilities.
