ICC Appoints Prabhakaran Thanraj to Head Communications

Prabhakaran Thanraj, Vice President – marketing and business development at the International Cricket Council (ICC), will lead the organisation’s communications function alongside his existing responsibilities.

Announcing the development on LinkedIn, Thanraj said the move would bring marketing, communications, commercial strategy and the fan experience closer together. The approach is aimed at supporting the ICC’s efforts to grow cricket globally while driving new intellectual property (IP) and commercial initiatives.

Thanraj recently took over as vice president – marketing and business development, having initially joined the ICC in January 2025 as Vice President – commercial and operations.

Before joining the ICC, he spent more than three years at the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), where he held the positions of general manager – events and commercial, and head of events and commercial.

Earlier in his career, Thanraj served as head of sponsorship and marketing at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) from September 2016 to December 2021. During this period, he was involved in sponsorship and marketing initiatives for Indian cricket’s governing body.

He also worked with IMG, where his responsibilities included IPL sponsorships and event branding, as well as sponsorship management for the Champions League T20.

With experience spanning cricket administration, sponsorship, commercial operations, marketing and events, Thanraj’s expanded role brings the ICC’s communications function under his leadership alongside his current portfolio.