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. The chairman heads the ICC board of directors. 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. Former BCCI president N. Srinivasan became the first chairman of ICC on 26 June 2014.
Shashank Manohar resigned as Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on 30 June 2020, after more than four years in the role. ICC deputy chairman Imran Khwaja was made interim chairman until an election in November. New Zealand administrator Greg Barclay was elected chairman on 24 November 2020.
In August 2024, Jay Shah was elected as ICC chairman and assumed office from 1 December 2024.
List of ICC Presidents
No. Name Country Term of office Time in office 1 Colin Cowdrey 1989 1993 4 years 2 Clyde Walcott 1993 1997 4 years 3 Jagmohan Dalmiya 1997 2000 3 years 4 Malcolm Gray 2000 2003 3 years 5 Ehsan Mani 2003 2006 3 years 6 Percy Sonn 2006 2007 1 year 7 Ray Mali 2007 2008 1 year 8 David Morgan 2008 2010 2 years 9 Sharad Pawar 2010 2012 2 years 10 Alan Isaac 2012 2014 2 years 11 Mustafa Kamal 2014 2015 1 year 12 Zaheer Abbas 2015 2016 1 year
List of ICC Chairmen
No. Name Country Term of office Time in office 1 N. Srinivasan 26 June 2014 9 November 2015 1 year, 136 days 2 Shashank Manohar 22 November 2015 30 June 2020 4 years, 221 days 3 Greg Barclay 24 November 2020 30 November 2024 4 years, 6 days 4 Jay Shah 1 December 2024 Incumbent
List of ICC Deputy Chairmen
No. Name Country Term of office Time in office 1 Imran Khwaja June 2017 Incumbent 9 years
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