Wasim Khan to succeed Geoff Allardice as ICC General Manager of Cricket

Wasim Khan, who will take up his post next month, was also previously the Chief Executive of Leicestershire County Cricket Club and Chance to Shine. He last held the post of PCB CEO.

|Apr 22, 2022, 19:23:41 IST

Dubai: The ICC on Friday appointed Wasim Khan, the former chief executive of Pakistan Cricket Board, as its General Manager of Cricket to succeed Geoff Allardice.Khan, who will take up his post next month, was also previously the Chief Executive of Leicestershire County Cricket Club and Chance to Shine. He last held the post of PCB CEO.[caption id="attachment_9038721" align="alignnone" width="640"] File image of Wasim Khan. AP[/caption]He will take over from Allardice who spent eight years in the role before being appointed as 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 said in an ICC statement."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 position, his predecessor Allardice said: "He (Khan) brings an in-depth knowledge of our sport and its stakeholders and his firsthand experience of the international cricket landscape will be of enormous benefit as we implement the ICC global growth strategy and move forward into a new events cycle."Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, IPL Live Score, IPL 2022 schedule, IPL 2022 Points table and Entertainment News. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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