Vice-chairman Paraag Marathe has resigned from the top job at USA Cricket in a move which may boost his time and energy with Leeds United. Marathe was appointed second in command at Elland Road in January 2021 when 49ers Enterprises increased its ownership stake to 37 per cent (it increased to 44 per cent in November 2021).
Marathe is also executive vice-president of football operations with San Francisco 49ers and has been the face of the NFL franchise’s investment at Leeds since 2018. In what was a busy year for the board member, Marathe also became one of the inaugural directors at USA Cricket in 2018 before being appointed as chairman by his colleagues in the same year.
Marathe was then reappointed chairman for a second term in March 2021, but this week announced he will step down from the organisation entirely once it has found a successor. He said: “Thank you to everyone associated with USA Cricket for their commitment to building a strong foundation for the sport in the United States through collaboration over the last three-plus years.
