Kasprowicz joins Cricket Australia board

Michael Kasprowicz will become the youngest member of the Cricket Australia board following his elevation to replace Matthew Hayden as a director.

Kasprowicz, 39, will step down as president of the Australian Cricketers’ Association to take on the role as one of the two Queensland directors of the CA board - joining Bryan Phelan OAM.

Under a change in the Queensland Cricket constitution last year, Kasprowicz and Phelan will not be members of the Queensland Cricket Board. They will serve instead solely as CA directors.

"It’s a great honour to be approached to join the board and I’m looking forward to doing the best I can for Australian cricket in the coming months," Kasprowicz said.

"There are some big decisions ahead for the game and I am keen to ensure we do our absolute best to help our game grow and prosper."

Queensland Cricket chairman Jim Holding said that Kasprowicz would bring many important qualities to the national board.

“He remains very much in touch with the game, especially at the elite level through coaching and commentary interests and his work with the ACA," Holding said.

"His role with the Bulls Masters also gives him excellent insights into the grassroots and its health, especially in regional areas of the state."

Kasprowicz was a person of the highest principles who would work diligently for the good of Australian cricket, Holding said.

Kasprowicz, who claimed 113 wickets in 38 Tests for Australia, retired from first-class cricket in 2007-2008 having taken 505 wickets in 115 matches for the Bulls.

He is currently completing an MBA at the University of Queensland Business School where, he is also a University of Queensland Goodwill Ambassador to India.

He has extensive ties with India, being an active member of the Australia-India Business Council for the past four years.

At the recent Asia-Pacific Cities Summit hosted in Brisbane, he was made an honorary ambassador for the city.

Additionally, Kasprowicz runs his own company that specialises in the facilitation of business relationships with Queensland interests national and internationally.

A Level III coach, he was a board member of the Queensland Cricketers’ Club for three years.

A founding member of the Bulls Masters organisation, he has also been the patron of "Kaspa’s Crew" - Queensland Cricket’s volunteer recognition program - for the past decade.

Kasprowicz is the youngest Cricket Australia director since Hayden, who was 37 when he joined the board in 2009.