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Oman Cricket chairman Pankaj Khimji elected as ICC Associate Member Director

24 Jul 2022

Muscat – Oman Cricket chairman HE Pankaj Khimji was elected as the ICC Associate Member Director at the ICC Annual Conference in Birmingham on Saturday.

Khimji, who is also the Vice-President of the Asian Cricket Council, will replace Mahinda Vallipuram.

Meanwhile, Imran Khwaja and Neil Speight were both re-elected as Associate Member representatives on the Board.

“In line with the Associate Members’ Meeting Terms of Reference, the voting was conducted at the Formal Associate Members meeting by way of a weighted secret ballot in which all voters (each Voting Associate Member and each Regional Representative) have three votes,” said an official statement from the ICC, which confirmed the results.

Khimji bagged 24 votes, while Khwaja, the current deputy chair of the ICC, got the maximum votes of 34. Speight came third among the winners with 21.

Khimji said: “I am overwhelmed by the trust and belief of fellow associate nations in extending their support to my candidature for the ICC board seat. Associate Cricket has miles to go and lots to be done. I am looking forward to getting the Associate Nations’ interests in the minds and hearts of the fellow Full member nations to further emphasise and prioritise to be able to provide the associate cricket nation’s a base for development of basic cricket infrastructure and sustainable income which is critical for the survival and growth of the associate cricket.”

Oman Cricket Vice-Chairman Paul Sheridan was delighted to receive the news. “It is indeed a remarkable achievement and reflects his contribution to Oman Cricket and specially his efforts in bringing the T20 World Cup to Oman last October which was a great success. It also reflects the efforts and success of our National Team which currently stands at No. 17 in both the One Day International and T20 formats of the game,” said Sheridan.

“The world of cricket took notice and this was reflected in the votes of the ICC Associate Members. All of us at Oman Cricket are very proud of our chairman and we know that he will bring the same dedication, energy and vision to his new role on the ICC Board as he continues to give to Oman Cricket,” he added.

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