The Malaysian Cricket Association (MCA) has, for many years, prided itself on playing with a straight bat no matter how sticky the wicket may be. To explain, that means setting the best example based on the rules for all to see and not taking shortcuts. In practice, it has allowed the Malaysian Cricket Association to achieve results both on and off the field.
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Malaysia is Tier A country now ranked second in the world amongst associate countries on the International Cricket Council (ICC) Score Card.
This was achieved through expanded development initiatives, governance and compliance, benchmarked and adjudicated by the international governing body.
In addition to the above, The Malaysian Cricket Association was the first National Sporting Association (NSA) to sign the “Aku Janji” with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). This included all national men and women players, coaches, administrators, and elected officials.
The Malaysian Cricket Association is a “board level” non-government organisation with professional administrative, coaching and ground staff. As the national body, we are 98 per cent self-funded with sponsorship, broadcast rights and tournament revenues generated from local and international sources. These resources are in turn shared with the state cricket associations.
With this, on behalf of the cricket fraternity in Malaysia, we congratulate and welcome Yang Berhormat Puan Hannah Yeoh the newly appointed Minister of Youth and Sports, and Yang Berhormat Tuan Adam Adli Abd Halim, the Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports.
We look forward to our meeting with the new minister and her deputy to share and develop a joint vision for the future of cricket in Malaysia and the sporting industry that benefits from our community and the high-performance athletes, both men and women, who raised the nation’s name on the international stage.
*This article was written by Mohammed Iqbal Ali Kassim Ali, president of the Malaysian Cricket Association (MCA).
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