The crisis in USA Cricket has deepened, with the USAC initiating bankruptcy proceedings on Wednesday as part of what it said was a structural reorganisation. Terming it as an "aggressive" and "legal" move, the USAC said it was necessary to "ensure the future of American cricket."

The development was made public in a media release where the USAC said it had "voluntarily" filed for the financial reorganisation under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy code. The USAC decision is concerning as it comes about a week since ICC suspended USAC on September 23 for serious breaches of membership criteria.

Communicating the suspension in an email to USAC chairman Venu Pisike on September 23 (accessed by ESPNcricinfo), the ICC chairman Jay Shah had warned USAC to "not take any steps to undermine the

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