Dravid has replaces Kumar Sangakkara as the current player representatives. (BCCL)

The ICC has appointed former India captain Rahul Dravid and ex-Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene in its Cricket Committee, while Anil Kumble has been re-appointed as its chairman, the body said in a statement on Friday. The committee, that already comprises some prominent names such as Andrew Strauss, Kevin O'Brien and Darren Lehmann, will add two of the most prolific batsmen of their generation in order to foresee the improvement of the game.

While Dravid and ex-Chief Executive of Federation of International Cricketers' Association (FICA), Tim May, have replaced Kumar Sangakkara and L Sivaramakrishnan as the current player representatives after the latter two completed their three three-year term, Jayawardene has taken over as a past player representative from former Australia captain Mark Taylor. Dravid is currently serving as a mentor of the IPL franchise Delhi Daredevils, while Jayawardene was last seen playing in the Masters Champions League.

"I welcome Rahul Dravid, Mahela Jayawardena, Tim May and Richard Kettleborough, and I am confident that these highly credentialed individuals will carry on the good work of their predecessors to make the sport even more competitive and attractive," general manager Geoff Allardice said. "I want to thank Mark Taylor, Kumar Sangakkara, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan and Steve Davis for their significant contribution to this committee.

Also, three-time ICC Umpire of the Year, Richard Kettleborough has replaced Steve Davis - who retired last year - as the umpires' representative in the committee.

The ICC Cricket Committee currently consists of the following members:

Chairman - Anil Kumble (former India captain)

Ex-Officio - Shashank Manohar (ICC Chairman) and David Richardson (ICC Chief Executive)

Past Player representative - Andrew Strauss (former England captain); Mahela Jayawardena (former Sri Lanka captain)

Current Player representative - Rahul Dravid (former India captain); Tim May (former Australia off-spinner and ex-CEO of FICA)

Full Member team coach representative - Darren Lehmann (Australia coach)

Associate representative - Kevin O'Brien (Ireland allrounder)

Women's Cricket representative - Clare Connor (former England women's team captain)

Full Member representative - David White (NZC chief executive)

Media representative - Ravi Shastri (former India captain and a respected commentator)

Umpires' representative - Richard Kettleborough (member of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires)

Referees' representative - Ranjan Madugalle (ICC chief match referee and former Sri Lanka captain)

MCC representative - John Stephenson (MCC's Head of Cricket)

