By Ravi - Jul 07, 2025 01:38 PM
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed Sanjog Gupta as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He will take charge from Monday. Sanjog will be the 7th CEO in the history of ICC. This selection has been made at a time when cricket is moving towards the Olympics. ICC Chairman Jay Shah announced that Sanjog's experience in sports strategy and commercialization will help take cricket to new heights.
More than 2,500 applications were received from 25 countries for this post till March 2025. The ICC's HR and Remuneration Committee shortlisted 12 candidates. The final selection was made by the Nomination Committee, which included ICC Deputy Chairman Imran Khawaja, ECB Chairman Richard Thompson, Sri Lanka Cricket President Shammi Silva, BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia. Here the ICC Board unanimously selected Sanjog Gupta.
Sanjog Gupta is currently the CEO of Sports and Live Experience at Jio Star. He has more than 20 years of experience in this field. Sanjog started his career as a journalist. He joined Star India in 2010. He became the Sports Head of Disney Star in 2020. In 2024, he became the CEO of Jio Star Sports, formed after the merger of Viacom-18 and Disney Star.
Sanjog Gupta has a great understanding of media-entertainment. He has a deep understanding of the mindset of cricket fans. Our goal is to make cricket a regular sport in the Olympics and take cricket beyond the main market. Sanjog will play an important role in this.
Sanjog Gupta said, It is an honour for me to take this responsibility, especially at a time when cricket is expanding. Nearly 2 billion fans around the world love this game. Cricket's entry into the LA 2028 Olympics, the growing popularity of women's cricket and the rapid use of technology. I will get a chance to contribute to all of these. I look forward to working with all ICC member boards to contribute to the next phase of cricket.
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