ICC Names Sanjog Gupta As New CEO, Eyes Olympic Enlargement And International Fanbase Development

The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday introduced the appointment of Sanjog Gupta as its Chief Government Officer (CEO). A extremely revered determine within the international media, leisure, and sports activities ecosystems, Sanjog will assume workplace on July 7, 2025, changing into the seventh CEO of the ICC, in accordance with a launch from the ICC.

Sanjog Gupta at present serves as CEO of Sports activities & Stay Experiences at JioStar and brings with him over 20 years of cross-functional expertise. Sanjog is a visionary chief with confirmed experience in constructing profitable client franchises and is broadly considered one of many architects of the fashionable sports activities ecosystem in India.

ICC Chairman Jay Shah mentioned, “I’m happy to announce that Sanjog Gupta has been appointed because the CEO of the ICC. Sanjog brings intensive expertise in sports activities technique and commercialisation, which shall be invaluable for the ICC.”

“His deep understanding of the worldwide sports activities in addition to the M&E panorama, mixed together with his continued curiosity in regards to the cricket fan’s perspective and keenness for expertise, will show important in our ambition to develop the sport within the coming years. Our purpose is to maneuver past conventional boundaries and set up cricket as an everyday sport within the Olympics, rising its expanse internationally and deepening its roots in its core markets,” Shah added.

“We thought-about a number of distinctive candidates for this place, however the Nominations Committee unanimously advisable Sanjog. The ICC Board Administrators look ahead to working intently with him, and I want to welcome him on behalf of everybody on the ICC.”

Sanjog’s appointment follows a world recruitment course of launched by the ICC in March. The position attracted over 2,500 functions from candidates throughout 25 international locations, reflecting the worldwide attraction and significance of the place. Candidates ranged from leaders related to sports activities governing our bodies to senior company executives from throughout sectors.

The ICC’s HR & Remuneration Committee fastidiously reviewed and shortlisted 12 candidates, whose profiles had been then shared with the Nominations Committee comprising ICC Deputy Chair Imran Khwaja, ECB Chair Richard Thompson, SLC President Shammi Silva, and BCCI Honorary Secretary Devajit Saikia. After a rigorous short-listing course of, the Nominations Committee unanimously advisable Gupta.

This suggestion was subsequently authorized by ICC Chairman Mr Jay Shah after additional evaluation and analysis, after which it was ratified by the total ICC Board.Sanjog Gupta, ICC CEO-designate, commented, “It’s a privilege to have this chance, particularly at a time when cricket is poised for unprecedented progress and enjoys the passionate help of virtually 2 billion followers worldwide. These are thrilling occasions for the game as marquee occasions develop in stature, industrial avenues widen and alternatives similar to the ladies’s recreation scale in recognition. Cricket’s inclusion within the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Video games and the fast acceleration of expertise deployment/adoption might act as force-multipliers for the Cricket motion world wide .”

“I look ahead to contributing to the subsequent section of cricket’s evolution, increasing its international footprint, enhancing the fan expertise, and dealing intently with ICC Member Boards to construct on our sturdy foundations.”

Sanjog Gupta has been a driving power behind the transformation of sports activities broadcasting in India and globally. Sanjog has performed a pivotal position in shaping the continued progress of marquee Cricket properties similar to ICC occasions & IPL, establishing home sports activities leagues like PKL and ISL, furthering the recognition of world sporting occasions similar to Premier League and Wimbledon and scaling the enterprise throughout client and industrial aims.

He started his profession as a journalist and joined Star India (now JioStar) in 2010. Through the years, he held a number of management roles in content material, programming and technique earlier than changing into Head of Sports activities at Disney & Star India in 2020. Beneath his stewardship, the Sports activities portfolio at Star India scaled throughout client and industrial aims with a robust emphasis on long-term progress and operational effectivity. Notably, he performed a vital position in growing and executing multi-language, digital-first, and women-centric sports activities protection.

Sanjog was appointed CEO of JioStar Sports activities in November 2024 following the merger of Viacom18 and Disney Star, forming a strong new sports activities media entity. Identified for combining enterprise acumen with inventive storytelling, he has persistently delivered innovation-led progress throughout media and sports activities ecosystems.