New ICC chairman

WELLINGTON - New Zealand’s Greg Barclay has been elected as the International Cricket Council’s new independent chairman, the sport’s world governing body has said.

Barclay, a commercial lawyer and director of New Zealand Cricket since 2012, replaces interim chairman Imran Khwaja who himself had stepped in to temporarily succeed India’s Shashank Manohar after his second two-year term ended in July.

“It is an honour to be elected as the Chair of the International Cricket Council and I would like to thank my fellow ICC Directors for their support,” Barclay said in a statement.

“I hope we can come together to lead the sport from the global pandemic.”