CURRENT AFFAIRS

2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who has been re-elected as Chairman of the International Cricket Council?
A
Jay Shah
B
Greg Barclay
C
Imran Khwaja
D
Wasim Khan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Commenting on his re-appointment Greg Barclay said: “It is an honour to be re-elected as the Chair of the International Cricket Council and I would like to thank my fellow ICC Directors for their support.

Detailed explanation-2: -Greg Barclay has been re-elected as ICC chairman for another two-year term after his rival, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani, pulled out of the contest late on Friday. Barclay, who served his first stint as ICC chair between 2022 and this November, will now be in the position until 2024.

Detailed explanation-3: -The International Cricket council (ICC) is the governing body of cricket. It is headquartered in Dubai, UAE. Zaheer Abbas served as the last president of ICC, who was appointed in June 2015. The post of ICC president was abolished in April 2016.

Detailed explanation-4: -Besides Barclay’s re-election, BCCI secretary Jay Shah was elected as the head of ICC’s all powerful Finance and Commercial Affairs (F&CA) committee at the board meeting.

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