The Chairman of Associates Imran Khawaja by the  International Cricket Council (ICC) has been appointed as its deputy chairman.Khawaja will deputize in ICC meetings in case the chairman Shashank Manohar is absent.

Khawaja said, "It is a great honour to be elected Deputy Chairman especially whilst wearing the hat of an Associate. I am also privileged to be part of the working group to have authored and reinvented the ICC constitution to make it one of the most inclusive, transparent and merit-based sports governing bodies in the world."

"I have no doubts that a new era is dawning on our great game which will see not only a more vibrant membership but also a competition structure that sees cricket played at the highest level," he added.

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