ICC appoints Sanjog Gupta as its new CEO, to take charge with immediate effect

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed Sanjog Gupta as its new CEO, making him the seventh person to hold the position. This comes nearly six months after Geoff Allardice stepped down from the role in January, following a four-year tenure.

Before joining the ICC, Gupta served as the CEO of the sports and live entertainment division at JioStar, India’s largest media group. He will be succeeded at JioStar by Ishan Chatterjee, who was previously the Chief Business Officer for sports revenue, SMB, and creator segments.

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The ICC began a global search for its next CEO in March, receiving over 2,500 applications from 25 countries before finalizing Gupta's appointment.

“It is a privilege to have this opportunity, especially at a time when cricket is poised for unprecedented growth and enjoys the passionate support of almost two billion fans worldwide,” Gupta, the new CEO said in a statement.

“These are exciting times for the sport as marquee events grow in stature, commercial avenues widen and opportunities such as the women’s game scale in popularity. Cricket’s inclusion in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games and the rapid acceleration of technology deployment or adoption could act as force-multipliers for the cricket movement around the world,” Gupta said.

The ICC’s human resource and remuneration committee reviewed and shortlisted 12 candidates for the CEO role. After the evaluation process, the nominations committee unanimously recommended Sanjog Gupta for the position.

 “I am pleased to announce that Gupta has been appointed as the CEO of the ICC. Sanjog brings extensive experience in sports strategy and commercialisation, which will be invaluable for the ICC,” Jay Shah, chairman, ICC said.

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