Planning minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has been elected as the 11th President of the International Cricket Council (ICC) after the ICC’s Annual Conference at Melbourne in Australia on Thursday.
Kamal took the charge from the former ICC president Alan Raymond Isaac.
Meanwhile, Indian industrialist Narayanaswami Srinivasan has been elected the ICC chairman, declaring he will leave “no stone unturned” in strengthening the sport.
The minister said: “This is a memorable and historic day for Bangladesh cricket. On this day 14 years ago, Bangladesh became the 10th Test-playing country. And today, a Bangladeshi becomes the 11th President of the International Cricket Council.”
Thanking all concerned for bestowing this honour on Bangladesh and him, Mustafa Kamal said, “Over the next 12 months, I look forward to working with the ICC Board and ICC Management, and will be delighted to contribute in any way I can.”
“In Mr Srinivasan and David Richardson, I have absolute trust and confidence that we have a combination that will not only strengthen our sport, but will also take this great organisation to a new level,” he said.
Mustafa Kamal, also the incumbent planning minister, was the former BCB President from September 2009-October 2013 and former chairman of the ICC’s Audit Committee and Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President from 2010-2012. He was also elected as ICC Vice-President from 2012-2014.
Source: Prothom Alo