Fara Gorsi: How the ICC Plans to Grow Cricket Across the Americas

On today’s episode, I’m joined by Fara Gorsi, Americas
Development Manager for the International Cricket Council. 


Before taking on the role with the ICC of developing cricket in
the Americas, Gorsi was the UK's first registered female cricket
agent, looking after Pakistan quick bowler Mohammed Amir, among
others. 


Now based out in Colorado Springs, Gorsi looks after 16 associate
nations in the Americas region, including both the U.S. and
Canada, as well as countries like Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina.


Though in the Americas, West Indies, who co-hosted the recent T20
World Cup with the U.S., fall under central ICC control as they
are classified as one of 12 full nations. This means they sit
outside Gorsi’s remit, though they still provide a lot of
inspiration to the rest of the region.


With this tournament having just finished, I spoke to Fara about
the ICC's ambitions in the Americas following the event as well
as in the build up to cricket’s Olympic debut at LA28.





Timestamps


2:00 - Fara’s Journey


5:00 - How Cricket has Evolved in the Americas 


7:00 - Learning from the West Indies


9:00 - Impact of the U.S. Beating Pakistan 


11:00 - Legacy of the T20 Cricket World Cup 


18:00 - The Role of Major League Cricket 


21:00 - Could Cricket Become a College Sport? 


24:00 - Impact of LA28


26:00 - Infrastructure and Addressing Participation Barriers


31:00 - Collaborating with Major League Sports 


37:00 - Schools Program 


39:00 - Future Plans





Additional Links


Connect with Fara on LinkedIn - ⁠here⁠


Connect with Andy on LinkedIn - ⁠here