Imtiaz Patel named CEO of ICC

Imtiaz Patel named new CEO of International Cricket Council.

South Africa's Imtiaz Patel was today appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the International Cricket Council, pipping India's I S Bindra to the high-profile post.

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Patel, a South-African of Indian origin, will succeed Malcolm Speed whose term comes to an end in June this year.

Bindra, a former BCCI President who was among the two candidates short-listed by the ICC's sub-committee, has been named as the ICC's Principal Advisor.

ICC President Ray Mali and President-elect David Morgan announced the decision after the Executive Board's meeting here, saying Patel was the unanimous choice for the post by the 13-member panel.

Morgan said age was never an issue for the post of ICC CEO.

"Since we required a CEO with special skills, if Mr Bindra had been the choice, age would not have been a problem. We would have changed the rules, if need be," he told reporters.

The two-day meeting will conclude tomorrow with decisions on other issues such as Champion Trophy venue.