New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- Cricket Namibia President Rudie Van Vuuren has credited ICC Chairman Jay Shah for ushering in significant reforms aimed at empowering associate members, saying the global body's support has helped narrow the gap between emerging and established cricketing nations.
"The ICC has adopted a policy of empowering associate members. Jay Shah has really brought significant change there. He was in Windhoek visiting our new stadium and discussing how the ICC has helped us develop that facility. Now, suddenly, we have those high-performance facilities," Van Vuuren said.
He added that sustained backing from the ICC is enabling African nations like Namibia to strengthen their cricketing structures.
"Africa has nations like Namib...