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It was largely an honorary position since changes pushed through to the ICC constitution in 2014 handed control to the so-called 'Big Three' of England Cricket Board, Board of Control for Cricket in India and Cricket Australia. [1] In 2016, the position of the president of ICC was abolished, with the Chairman becoming an honorary position. [2]
Former BCCI president N. Srinivasan became the first chairman of ICC on 26 June 2014. [5] Shashank Manohar resigned as Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on 30 June 2020, after more than four years in the role. [6] ICC deputy chairman Imran Khwaja was made interim chairman until an election in November. [7]
In 2003, the ICC, Zambia and Malawi mutually agreed to dissolve the team, with Zambia becoming an associate member (expelled in 2021) and Malawi becoming an affiliate member (associate member from 2017). West Africa (representing Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone): admitted as an associate member in 1976. In 2003, the ICC and the four ...
Jay Amitbhai Shah (born 22 September 1988) [2] is an Indian businessman and cricket administrator currently serving as the Chairman of the International Cricket Council from 1 December 2024. He also served as the President of the Asian Cricket Council , establishing himself as one of the most influential figures in global cricket governance.
The last ICC president was Zaheer Abbas, [8] who was appointed in June 2015 following the resignation of Mustafa Kamal in April 2015. When the post of ICC president was abolished in April 2016, Shashank Manohar, who replaced Srinivasan in October 2015, became the first independent elected chairman of the ICC. [9]
Gregor John Barclay (born 1961) is a Canadian-New Zealand sports administrator who served as the Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) from 24 November 2020 to 1 December 2024 and Chairman of the New Zealand Cricket Board from 2016 to 2020. [3] Previously, Barclay was the chair of the New Zealand Cricket from 2016 to 2020. [4] [5]
The current constitution of Nigeria has the president of Nigeria as the head of state and government. [1] From 1960 to 1963, the head of state under the Constitution of 1960 was the queen of Nigeria, Elizabeth II, who was also the monarch of other Commonwealth realms. The monarch was represented in Nigeria by a governor-general.
The Nigeria national cricket team is the men's team that represents the country of Nigeria in international cricket. Cricket has been played in Nigeria since the late 19th century, and the national team played their first match in 1904, when a team representing the Lagos Colony played the Gold Coast Colony. [6]