ICC appoints Pakistan’s Wasim Khan as its General Manager-Cricket

The ICC on Friday appointed Wasim Khan, the previous chief govt of Pakistan Cricket Board, as its General Manager – Cricket to succeed Geoff Allardice. Khan, who will take up his publish subsequent month, was additionally beforehand the Chief Executive of Leicestershire County Cricket Club and Chance to Shine. He final held the publish of PCB CEO.

He will take over from Allardice who spent eight years within the function earlier than being appointed because the ICC CEO. “I am honoured to be joining the ICC, I can’t wait to get started and work in partnership with our Members to strengthen and grow our sport,” Khan mentioned in an ICC assertion.

“I’m particularly excited by the ICC’s commitment to the growth of the women’s game, and I look forward to playing my part in really accelerating that growth over the next decade.”

Welcoming Khan to his new place, his predecessor Allardice mentioned: “He (Khan) brings an in-depth information of our sport and its stakeholders and his firsthand expertise of the worldwide cricket panorama will probably be of huge profit as we implement the ICC international development technique and transfer ahead into a brand new occasions cycle.