Fara Gorsi [#29]: 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