Greg Barclay re-elected as ICC chairman

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Greg Barclay has been unanimously re-elected as chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) for a second two-year term on 13 November, 2022.

Important facts

• Barkley has been re-elected as independent president for a second two-year term. Barkley was elected unopposed after Zimbabwe's Tawengwa Mukuhlani withdrew.

• Barkley was appointed as the IIC President in November 2020. At the same time, BCCI secretary Jay Shah was elected as the head of the powerful Finance and Commercial Affairs Committee of the ICC.

• Greg Barclay-Hale was the President of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) and also served as the Director of ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2015.

About International Cricket Council (ICC)

• It is the global governing body for cricket.

• It was founded in 1909 as the Imperial Cricket Conference by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa.

• In 1989, its name was changed to International Cricket Council (ICC).

• Representing 108 members, it regulates and administers the game of cricket and works with members to develop the game.

• It presides over the ICC Code of Conduct, playing conditions, decision review system and other ICC regulations.

• Headquarter - Dubai, United Arab Emirates