BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia who has emerged as one of the most influential Indian voices in global cricket administration has been handed two important responsibilities by the ICC. During the governing body’s Annual Conference in Edinburgh, Saikia was appointed chairman of the newly formed Governance Review Committee. He was also named a member of the Franchise Leagues Committee, which will be chaired by former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal.
The Governance Review Committee comprising Saikia, Cricket South Africa’s Dr Mohammed Moosajee, and ICC Independent Director Dr Ros Rivaz has been tasked with reviewing the ICC’s existing governance framework and suggesting necessary improvements.In the official statement, ICC said: “A Governance Review Committee has been constituted comprising Devajit Saikia (BCCI - Chair), Dr Mohammed Moosajee (Cricket South Africa) and Dr Ros Rivaz (ICC Independent Director).”
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has been appointed as the head of the Governance Review Committee, a new sub-committee formed by the ICC, which also approved a USD 12.82 million loan to Cricket West Indies He is also a member of another freshly-constituted committee — the… pic.twitter.com/PM2wgpFuKv
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Devajit Saikia’s second role puts him on the Franchise Leagues Committee alongside ECB CEO Richard Gould, Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg, and Cricket Namibia’s Dr Rudie van Vuuren. With franchise leagues taking up more and more space in the international calendar, the panel is expected to tackle issues around scheduling, player workload, and the balance between bilateral cricket and T20 leagues.
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ICC Board approves USD 12.82 million loan to Cricket West Indies
The ICC Board also took some other notable decisions during the meetings. It approved a USD 12.82 million loan to Cricket West Indies to help the board with its financial needs. Mauritius became the ICC’s 111th member, another step in the governing body’s push to grow the game in new markets. Meanwhile, Cricket Canada will stay suspended until it meets the reinstatement conditions set by the Board, and Sri Lanka Cricket continues to work on its constitutional reforms without board representation at ICC meetings for now.
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For Saikia, these twin appointments are a significant recognition of both his and the BCCI’s growing power and influence in world cricket. Governance reforms and the regulation of franchise cricket are two of the biggest challenges facing the sport right now and India will have a huge say on that after this appointment.
