Jay Shah, the ICC chair and ex-secretary of the BCCI, has joined a brand new Marylebone Cricket Membership (MCC) advisory board, which is able to substitute the membership’s world cricket committee.
“An vital step has been made within the forming of the World Cricket Connects Advisory Board,” Nicholas mentioned. “We’ve assembled a formidable group of the perfect minds in cricket throughout a number of completely different areas related to our sport. I’m delighted to be working with this skilled group and enthusiastic about what we will collectively obtain for the advantage of the worldwide recreation.”
The world cricket committee was an unbiased physique which didn’t maintain any formal energy, however its suggestions have typically been adopted by the ICC. These have included requires a Determination Overview System, the formation of a World Take a look at Championship, the introduction of day-night Take a look at cricket, and using a shot clock to enhance sluggish over-rates,
The brand new advisory board will meet nearly all year long, and in particular person after the symposium at Lord’s. MCC mentioned: “This unbiased group will form the annual World Cricket Connects agenda, assist facilitate the occasion’s discussions and in flip maximise the chance for real affect on the well being of the sport.”
World Cricket Connects advisory board members: Kumar Sangakkara (chair), Anurag Dahiya (ICC chief business officer), Chris Dehring (CWI CEO), Sourav Ganguly, Sanjog Gupta (JioStar CEO – Sports activities), Mel Jones, Heather Knight, Trudy Lindblade (Cricket Scotland CEO), Heath Mills (World Cricketers’ Affiliation chair), Imtiaz Patel (Former SuperSport chair), Jay Shah, Graeme Smith, Andrew Strauss.