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Zaheer Abbas confirmed as ICC president

Previous Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas was affirmed as ICC president on the third day of the ICC yearly meeting in Barbados. Abbas, who had been decided for the post by the PCB, said thanks to the ICC for tolerating his assignment. 



"I am grateful to every one of you for the backing and certainty put in me by affirming my designation," Abbas said. "I am likewise appreciative to the PCB for proposing my office as the ICC president. I guarantee all of you that I will stand shoulder to shoulder with all the ICC Members as we keep on endeavoring to motivate more individuals to begin to look all starry eyed at the amusement we esteem." 

N Srinivasan, the ICC executive, portrayed Abbas as a "commendable envoy" of the diversion. 

"Zaheer's remarkable profession as a beautiful right-given batsman is reflected in his astounding record with 108 top notch hundreds and more than 7,500 global runs," Srinivasan said. "Zaheer is unmistakably a famous cricketer who constantly played the amusement with aptitude, style and in the genuine soul. He is a commendable represetative of our extraordinary amusement." 

The ICC board additionally affirmed the confirmation of the Serbia Cricket Federation as the 58th Affiliate Member. The Affiliate Memberships of Morocco and Turkey were suspended, while Brunei was uprooted as an Affiliate.
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