Chairman of the International Cricket Council

The Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) is the highest position in the governing body of world cricket. The position was established as an honorary post in 2014 after a revamp of the management of ICC.^[2] The president heads the ICC board of directors.^[3] Formerly, the ICC president headed the ICC council but that position become a largely honorary post since the changes pushed through to the ICC constitution in 2014 handed control to the so-called 'Big Three', the England and Wales Cricket Board, Board of Control for Cricket in India and Cricket Australia.^[4] Former BCCI president N. Srinivasan became the first chairman of ICC on 26 June 2014.^[5]

Chairman of the International Cricket Council
Incumbent Greg Barclay since 24 November 2020
International Cricket Council
Style	Mr.
Type	Chairman
Status	Head of the International Cricket
Seat	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Term length	2 years; renewable twice (6 years maximum)[1]
Inaugural holder	N. Srinivasan
Formation	2014 (10 years ago) (2014)
Deputy	Imran Khwaja
Salary	honorary post so Not applicable
Website	www.icc-cricket.com

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] New Zealand administrator Greg Barclay was elected chairman on 24 November 2020.^[8][9]

On 28 August 2024, Jay Shah was elected as ICC chairman and will assume office from 1 December 2024.^[10]

List of chairman

No.	Name	Country	Term of office		Time in office	Ref(s)
1	N. Srinivasan	India	26 June 2014	9 November 2015	1 year, 136 days
2	Shashank Manohar	India	22 November 2015	30 June 2020	4 years, 221 days
–	Imran Khwaja (Interim)	Singapore	1 July 2020	23 November 2020	145 days
3	Greg Barclay	New Zealand	24 November 2020	Incumbent	3 years, 353 days	[11]
4	Jay Shah (Designate)	India	1 December 2024		−20 days	[12]

References

1. "ICC Constitution 2017" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
2. "ICC moves to reduce role of president". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
3. "ICC Board of Directors". ICC. Archived from the original on 2015-06-30. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
4. "Srinivasan becomes first ICC chairman post revamp". The Hindu. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
5. "Srinivasan takes over as chairman of ICC". Reuters. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
6. "Shashank Manohar steps down as ICC chairman, Imran Khwaja to take charge on interim basis". Reuters. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
7. "Shashank Manohar resigned from the chairman post of ICC". Sweep Cricket. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
8. "Greg Barclay elected as Independent ICC Chair". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
9. "List of ICC Presidents 2021 – Check Out the Complete List". Entri Blog. 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
10. Karhadkar, Amol (2024-08-27). "Jay Shah elected unopposed as next ICC chairman". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
11. "Greg Barclay elected as Independent ICC Chair". www.icc-cricket.com. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
12. "Jay Shah elected unopposed as Independent Chair of ICC". www.icc-cricket.com. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.