ICC confirms agreement with IS Bindra over scope of role as Principal Advisor

ICC President David Morgan today confirmed he had agreed with Inderjit Bindra the scope of the latter’s role as ICC Principal Advisor.

Mr Bindra, a former President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India and a key figure in the success of two ICC Cricket World Cups in the Asian sub-continent in 1987 and 1996, has been engaged initially on a two-year consultancy agreement.

The current Punjab Cricket Association President will focus on developing the game in China*, implementing the ICC Vision**, assisting relations between the ICC and its members and working with host members to ensure the success of ICC events.

ICC President David Morgan said: “Inderjit has already been acting in the role of ICC Principal Advisor since July but we have now agreed the areas he will focus on and I am delighted to have done so.

“He brings a wealth of experience to the ICC, not least in his ability to pull together major projects, and with the number of major events we have between now and 2015 that experience will be invaluable.

“We have already made strides, alongside the Asian Cricket Council, in developing the game in China and realize it is a long-term project rather than something that will come together in just a handful of years.

“With Inderjit now joining us to provide added impetus in this area we have the chance to take the game in China to the next level.”

Inderjit Bindra said: “I am very pleased to have formalized my role within the ICC and having already worked alongside David for the past two months I look forward to continuing to do so.

“My vision of the role of Principal Advisor is simple: to do whatever I can, alongside the ICC’s members, to strengthen the game and the ICC’s role within it.

“The work in developing the game in China is exciting. It has a huge potential for growth and, with the Asian Cricket Council, we will explore ways of ensuring cricket is able to get a secure foothold within the country that we can continue to build upon.”

*The Asian Cricket Council’s website offers a profile of the current state of Chinese cricket. That profile can be found here: http://www.asiancricket.org/c_china.cfm

**The ICC Vision is: “As a leading global sport, cricket will captivate and inspire people of every age, gender, background and ability while building bridges between continents, countries and communities.”