India, Jan. 28 -- The International Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Executive Geoff Allardice decided to step down from his role, ICC announced on Tuesday, less than three weeks before the Champions Trophy. There was no immediate replacement named. "The ICC Board will initiate the next steps to identify a replacement," cricket's parent body stated in an official release.

Allardice joined the ICC in 2012 as the ICC General Manager of Cricket, having previously held the role of Cricket Operations Manager at Cricket Australia. He was appointed as the ICC's CEO in November 2021, having previously served as the acting CEO for eight months.

ICC Chair Jay Shah thanked Allardice for his services. "On behalf of the ICC Board, I want to sincerely tha...