New Zealand's Greg Barclay was on Wednesday named as the new chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC). He succeeds Shashank Manohar who stepped down from the position earlier this year in July.
Barclay has been the director of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) since 2012 and was NZC's representative on the ICC board. He was also a director of the 2015 World Cup which was jointly held by Australia and New Zealand. He is a former board member and chairman of the Northern Districts Cricket Association of New Zealand.
Barclay needed a two-thirds majority of the 16-person board of ICC and he got the required 11th vote from Cricket South Africa.
"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. I hope we can come together to lead the sport and emerge from the global pandemic in a strong position and poised for growth," said Barclay, according to an ICC media release.
He is also an experienced company director holding board positions with various New Zealand and Australian companies.
"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. I take my position as a custodian of the game very seriously and am committed to working on behalf of all 104 ICC Members to create a sustainable future for our sport," said Barclay.
He will step down from his position at NZC to replace Imran Khawaja at the helm, who had stepped in as the interim chairman when Manohar's two-year term ended in July this year.
"I'd like to thank Imran Khwaja for his leadership as acting ICC Chair during a difficult period for the game and I look forward to continuing a close working relationship with him in the future," he added.
