WICKETKEEPER TO CEO

The former Proteas wicketkeeper, David Richardson, will succeed fellow South African Haroon Lorgat as the new chief executive of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Richardson’s name will go forward for approval by the ICC annual conference at their meeting in Kuala Lumpur in June 28, after being chosen by the ICC board. He was one of four candidates who were recently interviewed in Mumbai for the post. If confirmed, Richardson’s appointment would be ground- breaking -  he would be the first former international cricketer to hold the post of ICC chief executive since its creation in 1993 and the first to already be working for the ICC. Johannesburg-born Richardson, 52, a qualified lawyer, has been the ICC’s general manager for cricket for the last 10 years. He represented South Africa in 42 tests and 122 one-day internationals.