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

The International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that Geoff Allardice has decided to step down as ICC Chief Executive.Allardice joined the ICC in 2012 as ICC General Manager of Cricket. He joined ICC from Cricket Australia,

Chief Executive Geoff Allardice decided to step down from his role, ICC announced on Tuesday. There was no immediate replacement named. "The ICC Board will initiate the next steps to identify a replacement,