Roberta Moretti Avery, Vijeylaxmi Narasimhan, Nadia Gruny part of ICC's Future Leaders Programme

100% Cricket Future Leaders Programme, it was announced on Tuesday (June 1). This programme is to accelerate the growth of women’s cricket and women in cricket around the world.

Former Pakistan captain Sana Mir, former Australian cricketer and CEO of WACA Christina Matthews and head coach of South Africa Hilton Moreeng are some of the mentors for this programme, for which over 300 people from over 45 countries had applied.

“The response from the global cricket community and all of our Member boards has been fantastic,"Claire Furlong, General Manager, Marketing and Communications of ICC, said. "We received an overwhelming number of applications from 45 countries spanning all five ICC regions."

“The first two batches reflect the diversity of our regions and their areas of focus, and all have received outstanding endorsements from their respective Member Boards. The next six months will be incredibly exciting, and we look forward to a productive learning experience for our mentees.”

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The purpose of this six-month long programme is to address the low percentage of women in leadership positions in global cricket and build a pipeline of new female leaders in cricket. The initial intake is divided into two batches with one beginning this month and the other starting in November.

India's Harini Rana, Zimbabwe captain Mary-Anne Musonda, Pakistan's Marina Iqbal are some of those selected for the second batch.

 

Mentor	Mentee	Country / Organization
Greg Barclay (Governance and Board)	Nadia Gruny	USA
Wasim Khan (Management)	Joanna Taylor	ICC
Andrea Nelson (Senior Management / Events)	Fizza Abid	Pakistan
Steve Elworthy (Governance and Board)	Tracey Pitt	Bermuda
Michelle Enright (Commercial and Business of Cricket)	Ewa Ostaszewska	Ireland
Hilton Moreeng (Coaching)	Helmien Rambaldo	Netherlands
Claire Polosak (Match Officiating)	Vijeylaxmi Narasimhan	India
Sana Mir (Player Growth)	Benafsha Hashimi	Afghanistan
Divya Gokulnath (Commercial and Overall Leadership)	Anna Shaw	England
Anthony Everard (Fan Engagement)	Vaishali Jesrani	Oman
Sharda Ugra (Media and Journalism)	Roberta Moretti Avery	Brazil
Ian Bishop (Broadcasting)	Xolile Mabuza	South Africa
Dhiraj Malhotra (Game Development and Events Operations)	Caitlin Spencer	Australia
Christina Matthews (Development)	Iriho Veronique	Rwanda
Gemma Davies (Digital Communications)	La Donna Williams	West Indies
Jodie Hawkins (Leadership / Senior Management)	Mariamma Hyder	Kuwait
Lisa Keightley (Coaching)	Naome Kayondo Bagenda	Uganda
Karren Rogers (Digital Partnerships and Fan Engagement)	Nicole Dunn	N. Zealand
Will Glenwright (Development)	Rosy Ryan	Scotland
Chris Tetley (Events and Development)	Charilitah Wambui	Kenya