Cricket Board of Maldives President, Mohamed Aflah as the recent elected member of the Asian Cricket Council Board took part in his first Executive Committee Meeting in Dhaka, Bangladesh last week.
Having a seat round such a table is an extremely positive move for cricket in the Maldives and Asia. Amongst many topics discussed and actioned was the keenness to continue building strong foundations of development in Maldives; from grass-roots to High Performance Programmes for elite players.
The Asian Cricket Council is keen to assist in facility development around the country and the encouragement of new players to pick up bat and ball for the first time.
It was the first ACC meeting chaired by the Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan since he took over as the president of the regional body in its Annual General Meeting in Lahore, Pakistan recently.
The participants of the meeting are BCB and ACC boss Nazmul, ACC vice president KH Imran, PCB president and ACC Board Member Ehsan Mani, BCCI secretary and ACC Board Member Amitabh Choudhary, CEO BCCI and ACC Board Member Rahul Johri, BCB CEO and ACC Board Member Nizamuddin Chowdhury, PCB COO and ACC Board Member Subhan Ahmad, SLC president and ACC Board Member Kamal Pathmasiri, SLC CEO and ACC Board Member Ashley de Silva, ACB president and ACC Board Member Azziullah Fazale, ACB CEO and ACC Board Member Shafiq Stanikzai, ACC Board Member Ravi Sehgal, ACC Board Member Pankaj Khimji, ACC Board Member Mohamed Aflah, ACC GM, Finance and Operation, Thusith Perera, ACC Events and Development Manager, Sultan Rana, ACC Member, Development Committee, Mahinda Vallipuram, ACC Member, Development Committee, Mahmood Gaznavi, ACC Member, Development Committee, Manzoor Ahmad and ACC Member, Development Committee, Nadeem Nadwi.
