Sangakkara new Chair of MCC World Cricket Committee

• Succeeds former England Captain Mike Gatting

Former Sri Lanka Captain and former President of the MCC, Kumar Sangakkara has replaced former England Captain Mike Gatting as the new Chair of the MCC World Cricket Committee.

Gatting had six years in the role. Sangakkara was President of MCC from 2019-21. Widely regarded as one of the game’s greatest players, he has since gone on to a successful career combining coaching and commentary work. He will chair a committee which includes other exceptional cricketers including Sourav Ganguly, Heather Knight, Justin Langer, Eoin Morgan and Graeme Smith. 

Meanwhile, broadcaster and former cricketer Mark Nicholas has become President of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) with 1 October marking the start of his year in office.

The new President scored over 25,000 runs and captained Hampshire to four major trophies in an 18-year career, before moving into broadcasting.

Nicholas has also excelled as a journalist, working for the Daily Telegraph and writing a number of books including the late Shane Warne’s autobiography, No Spin.