August 21, 2025
USA Cricket today announced the termination of its commercial agreement with American Cricket Enterprises (ACE), citing multiple material breaches of the Term Sheet signed between the parties in May 2019.
Despite extensive dialogue, the issuance of formal breach notices, and repeated opportunities to cure defaults, USA Cricket has determined that ACE has failed to fulfill its contractual and fiduciary obligations. The breaches span critical areas, including financial commitments, infrastructure development, organizational structural, and governance responsibilities.
Statement from USA Cricket
“USA Cricket entered into this partnership with ACE in good faith, with the shared vision of building sustainable infrastructure, providing competitive opportunities for our athletes, and creating commercial growth for the sport in America,” said Venu Pisike, USA Cricket Board Chairman. “We are supportive for the growth and success of Major League Cricket and Minor League Cricket. But, when it comes to USA Cricket, ACE has consistently failed to meet its obligations under the agreement, which has jeopardized the broader development of cricket in United States. After years of engagement and repeated breach notices, USA Cricket has no choice but to terminate this agreement to protect the best interests of the sport and its stakeholders. Additionally, we also raised concerns around the circumstances under which ACE was given the contract and the usage of USA Cricket intellectual property.”
Looking Forward
USA Cricket remains committed to advancing the growth of cricket across the United States. While this termination was necessary to protect the best interests of the sport, USA Cricket is open to renewed discussions with ACE for new terms and conditions that ensure full alignment with the organization’s vision and long-term development objectives, including support for national team programs, player development, and grassroots initiatives.
“USA Cricket is resolute in ensuring that American cricket has a strong, sustainable future. We will continue to work closely with the International Cricket Council, domestic stakeholders, and partners to deliver on this vision,” added Pisike.
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ABOUT USA CRICKET
USA Cricket is the National Federation for cricket in the United States as recognized by the International Cricket Council. USA Cricket’s mission is to govern, regulate, develop and promote all forms of cricket at all levels in the United States, and to enable U.S. cricketers to achieve sustained competitive excellence and successfully compete in national and international competition. Through a diverse Board of Directors that has representation from most cricket stakeholder groups, USA Cricket will lead the sport to new heights by creating and administering value added programs to grow and develop the sport.
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