New Zealand Cricket (NZC) chief Greg Barkley has been elected the new independent chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Barclay defeated Emraan Khwaja of Singapore and he will replace Shashank Manohar of India.
Voting took place during the quarterly meeting of the ICC on Tuesday. 16 boards of directors participated in the electronic voting process, including 12 full members from the Test-playing countries, three associate countries, and an independent female director (PepsiCo’s Indira Nooyi).
Barclay said, “It is an honor to be elected as the ICC Chairman and I would like to thank my fellow ICC Directors for the support, hoping that we will take the game forward together and overcome the global epidemic and make a strong comeback and progress.” will do,’
He said, “I am working closely with our members and look forward to strengthening the game outside our important markets as well so that more people in the world can enjoy cricket.”
The New Zealand official won the election 11–5. He got an important vote of Cricket South Africa in the second round of voting, which helped him to win.