By Meenakshi Verma Ambwani
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced the appointment of Sanjog Gupta as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He assumed office on July 7, becoming the seventh CEO of the ICC.
Gupta, who has over two decades of cross-functional experience was serving as CEO 鈥 Sports & Live Experiences at JioStar. Over the years, he has held multiple leadership roles in content, programming and strategy before becoming Head of Sports at Disney & Star India in 2020. He was appointed CEO of JioStar Sports in November 2024 following the merger of Viacom18 and Disney Star.
ICC Chairman, Jay Shah said: 鈥淚 am pleased to announce that Sanjog Gupta has been appointed as the CEO of the ICC. Sanjog brings extensive experience in sports strategy and commercialisation, which will be invaluable for the ICC. His 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. Our 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.
His appointment comes after a global recruitment process launched by the ICC in March, which attracted over 2,500 applications from candidates across 25 countries. 鈥淲e considered several exceptional candidates for this position, but the Nominations Committee unanimously recommended Sanjog. The ICC Board Directors looks forward to working closely with him, and I would like to welcome him on behalf of everyone at the ICC,鈥 Shah said.
The Nominations Committee comprised of ICC Deputy Chair Imran Khwaja, ECB Chair Richard Thompson, SLC President Shammi Silva, and BCCI Honorary Secretary Devajit Saikia.
鈥淚t is a privilege to have this opportunity, especially at a time when cricket is poised for unprecedented growth and enjoys the passionate support of almost 2 billion fans worldwide. These 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. Cricket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 Gupta stated.
Published on July 7, 2025