ICC 2023 World Cup – Indian as ICC Chairman? The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has started the groundwork for the formation of a Local Organisation Committee (LOC). The mega-event will take place in India in 2023. According to a report, BCCI wishes to have an Indian to lead the International Cricket Council (ICC) at the time of the World Cup and will start working on the same.Follow more Cricket News Live updates on InsideSport.IN.
Indian as ICC Chairman: Why does BCCI want an Indian leader for ICC? The upcoming instalment of cricket’s grandest competition will be staged in India.
According to a report by Cricbuzz, the consensus in BCCI is that an Indian should be leading ICC during the mega event.
Previously, four Indians have led the global cricket governing body. Sharad Pawar was the ICC President during India’s triumphant 2011 ICC World Cup campaign, and BCCI is reportedly planning for a similar occurrence ahead of the 2023 World Cup.
ICC 2023 World Cup: BCCI wishes to have an Indian as the LEADER of ICC during the 2023 World Cup, ready to form Local Organising Committee: Report
Check out which four Indians have held the highest positions in ICC:
- Till 2014, the President was the highest position in ICC.
- There have been two Indian presidents in the past in ICC – Jagmohan Dalmiya (1997-2000), and Sharad Pawar (2010-2012)
- India won the 2011 ICC World Cup with Pawar at the helm in ICC.
- The regulations of ICC were updated in 2014, which saw a new position being created called the Chairman.
- Two Indians have occupied the chairman’s seat so far in ICC – N Srinivasan (2014-2015), and Shashank Manohar (2015-2020)
Who is currently leading ICC? Currently, Greg Barclay is the chairman of ICC, having assumed office in December of 2020. The rules state that an ICC chairman is elected for a period of two years, but given that there is an Annual Conference in July, we could see an early positional shift. It will also be interesting to see whether BCCI proceeds with their plan, since they have a favourable working relationship with Barclay.
2023 World Cup: BCCI plotting to have an Indian as the LEADER of ICC ahead of 2023 World Cup, to form Local Organising Committee
BCCI forms Local Organisation Committee (LOC) – While the chairmanship ambitions remain a long shot as of now, BCCI has started the groundwork of forming a LOC, which is a must for the nation hosting a World Cup.
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According to reports in Cricbuzz, general manager Abey Kuruvilla, assistant general manager Gaurav Saxena, and interim CEO Hemang Amin are among the leading candidates for the highest positions in the LOC. The tournament will be played between October-November next year.
2023 World Cup: BCCI plotting to have an Indian as the LEADER of ICC ahead of 2023 World Cup, to form Local Organising Committee
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