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Anil Kumble, the former India captain and leg spinner, has been appointed as the chairman of the ICC cricket committee taking over from the former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd, who had been the head since 2008.
According to an ICC media release, Kumble's nomination was "unanimously" agreed by the ICC board at a meeting in Colombo earlier this week. Two members of the panel, former Australia captain Mark Taylor and ICC statistician Davin Kendix, have got a one-year extension while former West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop has voluntarily stepped down. On his way out Bishop nominated the recently retired England captain Andrew Strauss as his replacement, which was accepted by the ICC board.
Praising Kumble's appointment, ICC president Allan Issac said he was confident the former India captain would bring all his extensive experience as a player and as an administrator to the ICC cricket panel. "In Anil Kumble, we have a new chairman who has unquestioned experience not only as a player with India but also as an administrator with Karnataka State Cricket Association. I am sure that he will carry on Clive's good work and bring, like Andrew Strauss, contemporary thinking to the committee as both understand clearly the issues facing the modern game," Issac said.
For Kumble, this is another shot in the arm after the BCCI appointed him as the head of the technical committee after the board's AGM last month. Immediately after retiring from cricket, Kumble stepped into the administrator's shoes by effortlessly winning the elections in the Karnataka State Cricket Association, where he is the president now. Kumble would be the second Indian to head the committee after Sunil Gavaskar.
ICC news : Anil Kumble to head ICC's cricket committee | Cricket News | Cricinfo ICC Site | ESPN Cricinfo
According to an ICC media release, Kumble's nomination was "unanimously" agreed by the ICC board at a meeting in Colombo earlier this week. Two members of the panel, former Australia captain Mark Taylor and ICC statistician Davin Kendix, have got a one-year extension while former West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop has voluntarily stepped down. On his way out Bishop nominated the recently retired England captain Andrew Strauss as his replacement, which was accepted by the ICC board.
Praising Kumble's appointment, ICC president Allan Issac said he was confident the former India captain would bring all his extensive experience as a player and as an administrator to the ICC cricket panel. "In Anil Kumble, we have a new chairman who has unquestioned experience not only as a player with India but also as an administrator with Karnataka State Cricket Association. I am sure that he will carry on Clive's good work and bring, like Andrew Strauss, contemporary thinking to the committee as both understand clearly the issues facing the modern game," Issac said.
For Kumble, this is another shot in the arm after the BCCI appointed him as the head of the technical committee after the board's AGM last month. Immediately after retiring from cricket, Kumble stepped into the administrator's shoes by effortlessly winning the elections in the Karnataka State Cricket Association, where he is the president now. Kumble would be the second Indian to head the committee after Sunil Gavaskar.
ICC news : Anil Kumble to head ICC's cricket committee | Cricket News | Cricinfo ICC Site | ESPN Cricinfo
