Report: USOPC Calls for Resignation of USA Cricket Board

All independent directors of the board at USA Cricket have been urged to resign immediately as part of a leadership change throughout the organization, reported the Times of India recently.

The website reported that in an email it reviewed, David Patterson, senior governance adviser to the USOPC, told USA Cricket Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Atkeison “that the committee wants every independent board member to step down” and to have new independent members appointed as replacements.

Atkeison, who most recently was the chief operating officer of USA Rugby, joined USA Cricket in August 2024. The organization had started its process to become sanctioned as the national governing body for the sport in February 2024 but the recent Times of India report said “unless the USOPC’s conditions are met, the committee will not open the application window for recognizing a national governing body for cricket — effectively barring USAC from overseeing Olympic cricket in the United States.”

The Times of India reported that the International Cricket Council supports the USOPC’s assessment. The outlet reported last month that the ICC “is considering suspending the national governing body.“