Abhiram Singh Yadav, the Persatuan Cricket Indonesia (PCI) chair, is “ready to serve” after being elected as an Associate Member representative to the prestigious ICC Chief Executives’ Committee (CEC).
As first revealed by Cricket Financial Journal on X before officially being confirmed by the ICC, Yadav won a landslide over Sarah Gomersall (Jersey) and Vignaesh Sankaran (Germany).
Yadav fills the vacant Associate Member slot on the CEC, created by the departure of France Cricket’s Gurumurthy Palani and his subsequent appointment to the ICC Board in July.
Yadav will hold the position until June, when fresh elections will be held for a two-year term.
Speaking to Cricket Financial Journal, Yadav expressed his gratitude at his election win and vowed to use his position to serve Associate cricket to the best of his abilities.
“For me, this is not about having a title. It is about being ready to serve. My experience comes from living the Associate journey,” he said.
“In Indonesia we have had to build many parts of the system at the same time - grassroots participation, women’s and youth pathways, national teams, international fixtures, partnerships, infrastructure, commercial development and governance.
“That has given me practical experience of the challenges an emerging cricket country faces, while also teaching me that no Associate has all the answers.”
According to Yadav, the approach in his winning manifesto was simple; to listen, learn, represent and serve.
“I want to learn from other members, discuss issues openly, understand the different realities across regions and use my experience with PCI to discuss both what has worked and what has not,” he said.
“Equally, if another Associate has already solved a challenge that we are facing, we should be willing to learn from them.”
Yadav is particularly keen on driving greater collaboration between Associate members to tackle and solve mutual problems as a whole, rather than boards just looking out for their own interests.
“I strongly believe that the success of another Associate strengthens all of us,” he said.
“When more Associate teams become competitive, we create more meaningful international fixtures, stronger regional and global pathway events, better development opportunities and a stronger commercial, broadcast and fan proposition for the game.
“If we help one another grow, we all gain better opposition, better pathways and more opportunities. Our success is connected to each other’s success.
“That is why my commitments are centered on a stronger Associate voice, more meaningful cricket for men, women and youth, fair opportunity, sharing knowledge and building capability, converting global opportunity into local growth, and representation with accountability.
“I want to represent Members fairly; from one Associate, for every Associate.”
The two other Associate Members on the CEC are Gurdeep Klair of Canada and Anuraag Bhatnagar (Hong Kong), with the committee chaired by ICC chief Sanjog Gupta.
