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Greg Barclay was named the brand new ICC chairman on Tuesday© Twitter
Greg Barclay has been named the brand new impartial chair of the International Cricket Council, beating Imran Khwaja to succeed Shashank Manohar, the game’s governing physique introduced Tuesday. The former New Zealand Cricket boss wanted a two-thirds majority of the 16-person ICC board and obtained the all-important 11th vote from Cricket South Africa. Khwaja had been the interim chairman since Manohar stepped down in July.
“It is an honour to be elected as the Chair of the International Cricket Council and I would like to thank my fellow ICC directors for their support,” Barclay mentioned in an ICC assertion.
“I hope we can come together to lead the sport and emerge from the global pandemic in a strong position and poised for growth.”
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Barclay has mentioned he’ll push to guard bi-lateral worldwide collection and his election may finish plans for an additional ICC international occasion, an thought backed by Khwaja.
“I look forward to working in partnership with our Members to strengthen the game in our core markets as well as grow it beyond that ensuring more of the world can enjoy cricket,” Barclay added.
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