List of International Cricket Council presidents

Last updated

President of International Cricket Council
Term length 2 years
Inaugural holder Flag of England.svg Colin Cowdrey
Formation1989
Final holder Flag of Pakistan.svg Zaheer Abbas
Abolished2016

The following is a list of presidents of ICC ( International Cricket Council ), the international governing body of cricket.

The President of the ICC was largely an honorary position since changes pushed through to the ICC constitution in 2014 handed control to the so-called 'Big Three' of England Cricket Board, Board of Control for Cricket in India and Cricket Australia. Zaheer Abbas served as the last president of ICC.

In 2016, the position of the president of ICC was abolished, with the Chairman becoming an honorary position. [1]

NameNationalityTerm
1. Colin Cowdrey Flag of England.svg  England 1989–1993
2. Clyde Walcott WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 1993–1997
3. Jagmohan Dalmiya Flag of India.svg  India 1997–2000
4. Malcolm Gray Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2000–2003
5. Ehsan Mani Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2003–2006
6. Percy Sonn Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2006–2007
7. Ray Mali Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2007–2008
8. David Morgan Flag of England.svg  England 2008–2010
9. Sharad Pawar Flag of India.svg  India 2010–2012
10. Alan Isaac Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2012–2014
11. Mustafa Kamal Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 2014–2015 [2]
12. Zaheer Abbas Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2015–2016 [3]

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