DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Saturday unanimously re-elected New Zealand’s Greg Barclay as the Chairman of the apex cricketing body for a second two-year tenure.

Following the withdrawal of Tavengwa Mukuhlani from the process, Barclay was uncontested, and the Board expressed its full support for him to continue as Chair for another two years.

The Auckland-based lawyer formerly served as the Chair of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) and as a director of the 2015 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.

Commenting on his re-appointment Barclay in an official ICC release, said it is an honour to be re-elected as the Chair of the cricketing governing body and thanked his fellow ICC Directors for their support.

“It is an honour to be re-elected as the Chair of the International Cricket Council and I would like to thank my fellow ICC Directors for their support,” Barclay was quoted by the ICC.

“Over the last two years, we have made significant strides forward with the launch of our global growth strategy that provides clear direction to build a successful and sustainable future for our sport.

“It is an exciting time to be involved in cricket and I look forward to continuing to work closely with our Members to strengthen the game in our core markets as well as grow it beyond that, ensuring more of the world can enjoy cricket,” he added.

In addition to Barclay’s re-election, BCCI secretary Jay Shah was elected as the chairman of the ICC’s Finance and Commercial Affairs (F&CA) committee during the board meeting.

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