Dinesh Muthuraman, CEO Malaysian Cricket Association

Dinesh moved from India originally to play cricket in Malaysia and in the manner of dreams come true, liked the country and the people so much that he stayed! He commenced working for the MCA as a Development Officer in 2009, moved his way up through the ranks and was appointed CEO in 2023. Dinesh has a strong ambition to see Malaysian cricket–both male and female teams qualify for the ICC T20 World Cup within the next three years.We have a wonderful discussion around the structure of cricket in Malaysia, what the MCA is doing to promote cricket in schools for boys and girls, the support provided by the MCA to help them further their education, the hosting of the ICC Women’s U19 World Cup in January this year.Finally, Dinesh talks about the recent appointment of the highly successful coach, former Victorian and Australian player Dav Whatmore as the MCA’s Director of Cricket and National Coach of the Women’s team.