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Indonesia Cricket Chairman Abhiram Singh Yadav Joins ICC Executive Committee
Abhiram Singh Yadav from Indonesia has been chosen for an important International Cricket Council committee.
The committee helps represent cricket organizations from countries that are still growing in the sport.
He took the open position after another representative moved to the ICC Board.
Yadav will serve until new elections in June 2027.
He has said that developing cricket countries need different kinds of help.
Some may need better stadiums, while others may need stronger competitions, coaches or youth programs.
Indonesia has already reached some important cricket milestones under his chairmanship.
It qualified for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup and debuted in the 2026 Women’s Asia Cup.
Abhiram Singh Yadav, chairman of Persatuan Cricket Indonesia, was elected to the ICC Chief Executives’ Committee.
He won the Associate Member representative position after Gurumurthy Palani was elevated to the ICC Board.
Yadav will serve the remaining 10 months of the two-year term until elections at the ICC Annual Conference in June 2027.
He defeated candidates from Jersey, the Netherlands and Germany for the vacancy.
Indonesia has expanded its cricket profile through women’s tournament participation and the Bali International Oval project.
- Who
- Abhiram Singh Yadav, chairman of Persatuan Cricket Indonesia, was elected as an Associate Member representative.
- What
- He was elected to the International Cricket Council’s Chief Executives’ Committee.
- Where
- The announcement was datelined Dubai; the ICC’s quarterly meetings may be held in Bali in November.
- When
- The ICC announced the election on Thursday; Yadav will serve until elections at the ICC Annual Conference in June 2027.
- Why
- He filled the vacancy created when Gurumurthy Palani was elevated to the ICC Board.
Key facts
- Elected official
- Abhiram Singh Yadav
- Committee
- International Cricket Council Chief Executives’ Committee
- Representation
- Associate Member representative
- Term
- The remaining 10 months of a two-year term
- Next election
- ICC Annual Conference in June 2027
- Other candidates
- Candidates from Jersey, the Netherlands and Germany
- Indonesia milestone
- Qualified for the inaugural 2023 ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup
Quotes
Abhiram Singh Yadav
Chairman of Persatuan Cricket Indonesia and newly elected ICC CEC Associate Member representative
“Some countries may need infrastructure, some more meaningful competition, others stronger domestic cricket, coaching, women’s and youth pathways, governance or commercial capability. The approach has to be global in outlook, but relevant in application,”
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“One member may be advanced in an area where another is only beginning, and somewhere else the position may be reversed. There is enormous knowledge within Associate cricket. We should be sharing it and helping each other to make progress in cricket.”
thehansindia.com
International Cricket Council
The international governing body for cricket
“Mr Yadav will serve on the CEC until the next elections, which will be held at the ICC Annual Conference in June 2027,”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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