Dubai, Nov 21 : The International Cricket Council (ICC) Today  confirmed Geoff Allardice

has been appointed as the organisation’s permanent CEO after more than eight months in the role

on an interim basis.

Allardice, a former first-class cricketer, was the ICC General Manager, Cricket for eight years

having previously held a similar role at Cricket Australia.

Greg Barclay, ICC Chairman said, “I am delighted that Geoff has agreed to take the role of ICC

CEO on a permanent basis. He has shown tremendous leadership during an extremely challenging period culminating in the successful delivery of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021.”

“Geoff has unrivaled knowledge of the global cricket landscape and its stakeholders and has consistently demonstrated he is the right person to work in partnership with our Members to shape

the sport for the next decade as we embark on delivering a new strategy and our next commercial

rights cycle,” he said.

Geoff Allardice, ICC CEO said, “It’s a great privilege to be appointed as the CEO of the ICC

and I would like to thank Greg and the ICC Board for the opportunity to lead the sport as we enter

an exciting new phase of growth.”

“My continued focus will be on doing the right thing for our sport and working closely with

Members to deliver long-term success and sustainability. I would also like to thank the ICC staff

for their commitment and support over the last eight months and I’m looking forward to continuing

to serve cricket with such a talented team,” he added.(UNI)