Media professional <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/all-you-need-to-know-to-about-manu-sawhney-the-new-icc-chief-190537">Manu Sawhney</a> on Monday took charge as chief executive of the International Cricket Council and will work alongside Dave Richardson, who will step down after the World Cup in July.&nbsp;

Former ESPN Star Sports MD Sawhney has already been working alongside outgoing Chief Executive Richardson for the last six weeks to ensure a smooth transition.&nbsp;

Richardson will remain with the ICC until July as originally planned to oversee the delivery of the World Cup in the United Kingdom. Sawhney was appointed in January.

His appointment was ratified by the ICC Board following a global search and appointment process led by the apex body's chairman Shashank Manohar and the Nominations Committee.

"I am absolutely delighted to be taking over the reins from David, who has steered the sport so capably over the last seven years. I am excited by the opportunities ahead and I am looking forward to working in partnership with our Members, partners and staff to ambitiously accelerate the global growth of the game," said Sawhney.&nbsp;

"Technology, engagement, women's cricket and driving greater value are key focus areas for us as we consider how we can innovate to transform the sport's long-term future and create a vibrant and sustainable sport globally," he added.

Sawhney was with ESPN Star Sports for 17 years and was responsible for scaling the business and doubling annual revenues.

He also led the global broadcast partnership deal with the ICC that ran from 2007-2015. He is also a non-executive director and member of the Audit Committee of Manchester United Ltd.&nbsp;

Media professional Manu Sawhney on Monday took charge as chief executive of the International Cricket Council and will work alongside Dave Richardson, who will step down after the World Cup in July.

Media professional Manu Sawhney on Monday took charge as chief executive of the International Cricket Council and will work alongside Dave Richardson, who will step down after the World Cup in July. Former ESPN Star Sports MD Sawhney has already been working alongside outgoing Chief Executive Richardson for the last six weeks to ensure a smooth transition. Richardson will remain with the ICC until July as originally planned to oversee the delivery of the World Cup in the United Kingdom. Sawhney was appointed in January. His appointment was ratified by the ICC Board following a global search and appointment process led by the apex body's chairman Shashank Manohar and the Nominations Committee. "I am absolutely delighted to be taking over the reins from David, who has steered the sport so capably over the last seven years. I am excited by the opportunities ahead and I am looking forward to working in partnership with our Members, partners and staff to ambitiously accelerate the global growth of the game," said Sawhney. "Technology, engagement, women's cricket and driving greater value are key focus areas for us as we consider how we can innovate to transform the sport's long-term future and create a vibrant and sustainable sport globally," he added. Sawhney was with ESPN Star Sports for 17 years and was responsible for scaling the business and doubling annual revenues. He also led the global broadcast partnership deal with the ICC that ran from 2007-2015. He is also a non-executive director and member of the Audit Committee of Manchester United Ltd.

Sawhney takes charge as ICC Chief Executive

The chief of <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/no-complacency-on-icc-world-cup-security-says-icc-chief-executive-david-richardson-203975">International Cricket Council</a> (ICC)&nbsp;David Richardson said that he can not anticipate any threat to the&nbsp;India-Pakistan World Cup match, which is scheduled to&nbsp;take place&nbsp;on June 16 in&nbsp;Manchester.&nbsp;

He further added that both the teams are&nbsp;bound by an ICC agreement to show up.&nbsp;

"For ICC events, all teams have signed a members' participation agreement which requires them to participate in all the matches of the tournament and (in case of) any unjustified non-compliance with that provision, the playing conditions will kick in and the points will be awarded accordingly (to the other team)," he said when asked about the matter.&nbsp;

There have been calls to boycott&nbsp;the high-profile match after last month's Pulwama terror attack which killed more than 40 CRPF personnel in India.&nbsp;

Responding to the outrage, the Committee of Administrators running Indian cricket also wrote a letter to the ICC urging it to boycott countries from where "terrorism emanates", but did not specifically name Pakistan.&nbsp;

"The ICC's motto is clear we don't want to mix politics with sports."&nbsp;

Asked about the ICC's role in the resumption of bilateral ties between India and Pakistan, Richardson said it was completely up to the two cricketing boards.&nbsp;

The ICC CEO said the perception about Pakistan among the rest of the world is slowly changing and the world body is supporting its member board to bring back international cricket to the nation.&nbsp;

The chief of International Cricket Council (ICC) David Richardson said that he can not anticipate any threat to the India-Pakistan World Cup match, which is scheduled to take place on June 16 in Manchester.

The chief of International Cricket Council (ICC) David Richardson said that he can not anticipate any threat to the India-Pakistan World Cup match, which is scheduled to take place on June 16 in Manchester. He further added that both the teams are bound by an ICC agreement to show up. "For ICC events, all teams have signed a members' participation agreement which requires them to participate in all the matches of the tournament and (in case of) any unjustified non-compliance with that provision, the playing conditions will kick in and the points will be awarded accordingly (to the other team)," he said when asked about the matter. There have been calls to boycott the high-profile match after last month's Pulwama terror attack which killed more than 40 CRPF personnel in India. Responding to the outrage, the Committee of Administrators running Indian cricket also wrote a letter to the ICC urging it to boycott countries from where "terrorism emanates", but did not specifically name Pakistan. "The ICC's motto is clear we don't want to mix politics with sports." Asked about the ICC's role in the resumption of bilateral ties between India and Pakistan, Richardson said it was completely up to the two cricketing boards. The ICC CEO said the perception about Pakistan among the rest of the world is slowly changing and the world body is supporting its member board to bring back international cricket to the nation.

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