ICC chairman, chief executive officer reach Lahore

Sports Jun, 1 2023
ICC chairman, chief executive officer reach Lahore
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LAHORE :  International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Greg Barclay and chief executive officer (CEO) Geoff Allardice reached Lahore on a two-day visit in the wee hours of Tuesday.

They will meet Chair of the PCB Management Committee Mr Najam Sethi (also an ICC Director), PCB Chief Operating Officer Barrister Salman Naseer and other board officials during the visit. According to PCB sources, Mr Allardice has regularly visited Pakistan, first as ICC General Manager – Cricket and then as ICC Chief Executive while this is Mr Barclay’s first visit to Pakistan.

Mr Barclay is the first ICC Chairman to tour Pakistan since ICC President Ray Mali’s visit in 2008. This is also the first time since October 2004 when both the top ICC officials will together visit the Pakistan cricket headquarters.

Published in The Daily National Courier, May, 31 2023

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