Nick Hockley replaces Kevin Roberts as interim CEO of Cricket Australia

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Nick Hockley CEO of the T20 World Cup 2020: Getty Images

Cricket Australia Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kevin Roberts has finally resigned from his post on Tuesday. Due to criticism for his management in this lockdown due to the coronavirus epidemic, he has to take this decision.

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Kevin Roberts replaced James Sutherland nearly 20 months ago after the ball-tampering scandal. Roberts had a tenure until 2021, but Australia is currently facing a major economic crisis, perhaps because of which he has resigned.

Cricket Australia’s chairman Earl Eddings announced this via a video conference. In an official statement, he said,

“The CA Board has accepted his resignation and announced the appointment of Nick Hockley, currently Chief Executive of the ICC T20 World Cup, as Interim Chief Executive, effective immediately,”

Nick Hockley has replaced Kevin Roberts as the new interim CEO of Cricket Australia. Nick Hockley is currently the chief executive of the ICC T20 World Cup.

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