Dame Therese appointed chairperson of ICC Men’s T20 WC 2028

By Sandy Verma On Mar 13, 2026

New Delhi : Dame Therese Walsh has been appointed chair of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2028 tournament, which will be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. Dame Therese is the current chair of Air New Zealand, and is the former chair of TVNZ and a director of New Zealand Cricket.

He played a leading role in both the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2015, co-hosted in Australia and New Zealand, and the 2011 IRB Men’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

As Chair, Dame Therese will oversee a Board that will include the Chairs and CEOs of both Cricket Australia and New Zealand Cricket and fellow Independent Director Peter Varghese AO, a former senior Australian diplomat and public servant and former Secretary of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Varghese is currently the Chancellor of the University of Queensland.

Dame Therese Walsh, Chair of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2028, said: “I am honored to be involved in one of the world’s biggest sporting events and look forward to hosting the world’s cricket nations and delivering a global celebration of the game in a truly trans-Tasman way.”

Dame Therese announced that Joel Morrison has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2028. Morrison will join the Local Organizing Committee from Cricket Australia, where he holds the role of Executive General Manager, Events and Operations from September 2022.

In this role, Morrison oversaw the strategy, delivery and commercial performance of international cricket in Australia at a time when the game achieved historic attendance milestones. Prior to this, Morrison gained extensive experience in leadership, sports and major events in roles including Chief Executive Officer of Northern Territory Cricket, Interim Head of the Big Bash League, as well as the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup and 2014 T20 Champions League and the Australian Football League.

Joel Morrison, CEO of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2028, said: “I am honored to lead the 2028 T20 World Cup and I am excited about this opportunity. World Cups are special, especially those held in your own home. They have a unique ability to unite and inspire communities and generations, and in Australia and New Zealand we have better global events than anywhere else.

“This is an exciting time for cricket. This will be the biggest Cricket World Cup ever held in the Southern Hemisphere, providing an important platform to showcase the enduring bond between our region, Australia and New Zealand, and the strength of cricket around the world.”