Eight Candidates Competing for Three Spots in ICC Associate Member Election

The Chief Executive Committee election(CEC) for the International Cricket Council is set to take place on July 17th, with eight associate members competing for three positions. The election will be held at the ICC Headquarters during the ICC Annual Conference, scheduled from July 17 to July 20 in Singapore.

Eight Candidates Vie for Three Spots on ICC Chief Executive Committee

The eight candidates are: Anuraag Bhatnagar of Hong Kong, Tim Cutler of Vanuatu, Sarah Gomersall of Jersey, Gurdeep Klair of Canada, Palani Gurumurthy of France, Sankar Renganathan of Sierra Leone, Stella Siale Vaea Tagitau of Samoa, and incumbent Sumod Damodar of Botswana, who will contest for the three available spots.

The Chief Executive Committee position has a tenure of two years. The 45 associate members will select the candidates through a voting process, where each voter will cast three votes based on their preferences.

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Cricbuzz, which had the exclusive news related to the election, received information from a senior ICC figure regarding the upcoming election.

"The nominees contesting for the CEC are worthy opponents in their own right, albeit two of the incumbents do not feature," said Sumod Damodar, an experienced ICC member, in a statement to Cricbuzz. "As the only incumbent in the race and having served previously on the CEC, I truly hope that my credentials and experience will merit the required support to achieve the desired successful outcome."

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Damodar Seeks, Emphasizes Experience and Neutrality

Meanwhile, Indian-origin ICC associate and one of the candidates from Botswana, Sumod Damodar, assured that he remains neutral and is committed to serving without bias. He has previously been elected four times to the Chief Executive Committee.

"I have always maintained that representation at any level requires unequivocal neutrality and absolute commitment to serve without any bias," he stated.

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