Galle: Australian Geoff Allardice resigned as chief executive of the International Cricket Council after being told he would have to re-apply for his job under a process initiated by the governing body’s new chair Jay Shah.
Allardice, who has been CEO of the ICC since 2021, submitted his resignation after deciding he did not wish to re-apply.
Three senior cricket sources, speaking on condition of anonymity because discussions are confidential, confirmed that Allardice was given the ultimatum on Friday, January 24.
This took place at the end of the same day that Cricket Australia chair Mike Baird and England board chair Richard Thompson were in Dubai for meetings with Shah and presentations from ICC management.
Baird was in Dubai for briefings as part of his role as the new chair of the ICC’s financial and commercial affairs committee. Thompson was on his way back to the UK after visiting England’s white ball tour of India. Shah, meanwhile, was returning to India after a trip to Europe. Allardice’s future was not on the agenda for any of the meetings.
Geoff Allardice is the third Australian to lead the ICC, after David Richards and Malcolm Speed.Credit: Getty Images
