Eight in fray in ICC Associate Member election for 3 CEC berths

Eight Associate Members (AMs) are in the fray for three positions on the Chief Executives' Committee (CEC) of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The election will take place on July 17, the opening day of the ICC Annual Conference, which is scheduled to be held in Singapore from July 17 to 20.

Anuraag Bhatnagar of Hong Kong, Tim Cutler of Vanuatu, Sarah Gomersall of Jersey, Gurdeep Klair of Canada, Palani Gurumurhty of France, Sankar Renganathan of Sierra Leone and Stella Siale Vaea Tagitau of Samoa besides incumbent Sumod Damodar of Botswana are the contesting candidates.

Two other incumbents, Rashpal Bajwa of Canada and Umair Butt of Denmark, have opted out of the election. The positions carry a tenure of two years each. A total of 45 Associate Members will vote to elect the three representatives, with each voter required to cast votes for three candidates in order of preference.

"The nominees contesting for the CEC are worthy opponents, in their own right, albeit two of the incumbents do not feature," Sumod Damodar, an experienced ICC hand, told Cricbuzz. "As the only incumbent in the race and having served previously on CEC, I truly hope that my credentials and experience would merit the required support to achieve the desired successful outcome."

The Indian origin administrator from Botswana, who was elected to the CEC four times before, further said, "I have always maintained that representation at any level requires unequivocal neutrality and absolute commitment to serve without any bias.

"The diversity among Associate Members is also such an exciting environment, and the efforts to unite all corners of the globe are excellent challenges. I hope to continue my efforts to voice the concerns and needs of the AMs, if given an opportunity to do so."

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