By Reuters
Indian Sanjog Gupta has succeeded Australia鈥檚 Geoff Allardice as chief executive officer of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the governing body said on Monday.
Gupta previously served as CEO of JioStar Sports, taking up the job after Reliance Industries and Walt Disney鈥檚 $8.5 billion merger of their Indian media assets in November last year.
His ICC predecessor Allardice, who was appointed CEO in November 2021 after an interim period of eight months following the suspension of Manu Sawhney, stepped down earlier this year.
鈥淭hese are exciting times for the sport as marquee events grow in stature, commercial avenues widen and opportunities such as the women鈥檚 game scale in popularity,鈥 Gupta, who took charge on Monday, said in a statement.
鈥淐ricket鈥檚 inclusion in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games and the rapid acceleration of technology deployment/adoption could act as force-multipliers for the cricket movement around the world.鈥
ICC chair Jay Shah said Gupta鈥檚 experience in sports broadcasting and digital strategy would be invaluable for the governing body.
鈥淗is deep understanding of the global sports as well as M&E landscape combined with his continued curiosity about the cricket fan鈥檚 perspective and passion for technology will prove essential in our ambition to grow the game in the coming years,鈥 he added.
鈥淥ur goal is to move beyond traditional boundaries and establish cricket as a regular sport in the Olympics, growing its expanse across the world and deepening its roots in its core markets.鈥