Former CEO of Afghanistan Cricket Board becomes CEO of USA Cricket

USA Cricket announced Saturday that Noor Muhammad Murad, a former CEO of Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), has been appointed as its next CEO.

USA Cricket said in a statement that Murad was chosen from a shortlist of six candidates who were interviewed from a large number of qualified applicants.

Murad served as the CEO of Afghanistan Cricket from 2012-2014 during its meteoric rise from the lower levels of Associate Cricket to achieving a spot at the 2015 Cricket World Cup, the statement mentioned.

“During his tenure at Afghanistan Cricket, the Afghanistan team were the recipients of prestigious Laureus Spirit of Sport award, as well as achieving the ICC’s Best Overall Cricket Development, and Best Junior Participation Initiative awards in 2014. Dr. Murad, who trained as a doctor at Kabul Medical University, has also spent many years working for the United Nations Fund for Population, most recently as the Head of the Adolescent and Youth Department, and will begin his role with USA Cricket once he receives his work visa,” the statement said.

Venu Pisike has been elected as the new fulltime Chairman of the Board, by the USA Cricket Board members.