ICC board appoints Sourav Ganguly as Chairman of Men`s Cricket Committee

The ICC board has also appointed a Working Group to review the status of the Afghanistan Cricket Board and cricket in Afghanistan in light of the recent governmental changes in the country. The group comprises Imran Khwaja (Chair), Ross McCollum, Lawson Naidoo, and Ramiz Raja and will report back to the Board over the coming months.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board has appointed BCCI President Sourav Ganguly to the position of Chair of the ICC Men's Cricket Committee after Anil Kumble stepped down having served a maximum of three, three-year terms.

ICC Chair Greg Barclay in an official release said: "I am delighted to welcome Sourav to the position of Chair of the ICC Men's Cricket Committee. His experience as one of the world's best players and latterly as an administrator will help us shape our cricketing decisions moving forward. I would also like to thank Anil for his outstanding leadership over the last nine years which has included improving the international game through more regular and consistent application of DRS and a robust process for addressing suspect bowling actions."

The ICC Board also approved the continuation of the ICC World Test Championship in its current form of a nine-team league over a two-year period with a final between the top two teams at the conclusion.

Also, following the expansion of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup to a 14-team event in the next cycle 2027, the Board accepted a recommendation from the Chief Executives' Committee that the primary avenue for qualification for the event be based on rankings at a pre-determined cut-off date with the 10 highest-ranked teams on the Men's ODI Rankings qualifying automatically, and the remainder being determined via a global qualifier.