Sanjog Gupta is preparing to take over as the General Manager of ICC and replaces Geoff Allardice, who offers the notification period. This move comes because Jay Shah has the ICC presidency position.
The influence of the Indian cricket on the global stage will grow further. Sanjog Gupta, the best Indian sports manager in a great development, will probably be the new Executive Board Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC). If confirmed, as reported . ProtectorThis would take another strong step in the rise of India to the highest level of world cricket leadership. Only last year, Jay Shah became the President of the ICC for a long time as the BCCI secretary.
ICC approached Sanjog Gupta with the proposal to assume the role of CEO. Considering the previous experience to work with Jay Shah, this potential partnership may be useful for India. GUPTA is preparing to take over as the General Manager of ICC and replaces Geoff Allardice, who offers the notification period.
Who is Sanjog Gupta? Ready to be the new ICC CEO
Sanjog Gupta is currently the CEO of Sports & Live experiences in Jiostar, ICC’s 3 billion dollar media rights. It has played an important role in creating the popularity of cricket globally on television and digital platforms.
He studied economics at the University of Delhi and started his career as a journalist for Tribune. Later, he worked with known Indian media organizations such as Today Network, Star News India and NDTV. Both Gupta and Shah worked closely because Jiostar has published the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Difficulties for Sanjog Gupta in ICC
ICC passes through an important stage. The current CEO Geoff Allardice will resign in July and Gupta is seen as a favorite instead. As the new CEO, GUPTA will be responsible for a few important problems:
IPL will rise from 74 games per season to 94 from 2028. To protect the global calendar of the game, Gupta will have to balance it with an international jack.
The current structure will remain until 2027, but many experts believe that changes are necessary. Gupta may lead the renewal of the format to make the test jack more exciting and fair.
- The growth of the female jack
There is great interest in expanding the cricket of women around the world. Gupta will probably play an important role in encouraging more international matches and tournaments.
Cricket will return to the Olympics in 2028. It will be one of Gupta’s major tasks to organize this without any problems and to attract attention worldwide. Currently, there is no planning about how the competence process will be.
- India vs Pakistan tension
One of the most sensitive challenges is to manage the matches between India and Pakistan. Due to political tensions, the two countries rarely play each other outside the ICC tournaments. Now, due to the new hostility between the two regions, there are screams not to be loggerhead from both sides again.
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