Geoff Allardice to step down as ICC CEO ahead of Champions Trophy

“It has been a privilege to service arsenic the Chief Executive Officer of the International Cricket Council and I americium incredibly arrogant of the results we person achieved, from enhancing the planetary scope of cricket to the commercialized instauration enactment successful spot for ICC Members,” Allardice said successful a statement.

“I’d similar to convey the ICC Chair, the committee of directors and full cricket assemblage for their enactment and collaboration implicit the past 13 years. I judge this is the close clip for maine to measurement down and prosecute caller challenges. I americium assured that cricket has breathtaking times ahead, and I privation the ICC and the planetary cricket assemblage each occurrence successful the future.” Praising Allardice, ICC Chair Jay Shah said: “On behalf of the ICC Board, I privation to sincerely convey Geoff for his enactment and committedness during his tenure arsenic Chief Executive. His efforts person played a cardinal relation successful advancing cricket globally. We are genuinely grateful for his work and privation him each the precise champion successful his aboriginal endeavors.” The ICC Board volition present statesman the process to place Allardice’s successor.

The eight-team Champions Trophy tourney is scheduled to instrumentality spot from February 19 to March 9.