About
Milan Icons
01The vision
A cricket franchise withthe sensibility of Milan.
Milan Icons brings professional franchise cricket to Italy’s commercial capital. Co-founded by Dr. Rashid Ali Khan, owned and operated by Significant Sports & Entertainment, and led by Chief Executive Officer Shazi Ahmad, it is built to give the city, and the cricket communities that already call it home, a team of their own.
02Milan × cricket
Italy’s commercial capital.
Milan is home to Italy’s most iconic fashion, design and business names, and to communities who grew up on cricket. The city’s football club began life in 1899 as the Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club; Milan Icons brings the game back into its story.
03Ownership
The leadershipbehind Milan Icons
Co-Founder · Founder & CEO, Significant Group
Dr. Rashid Ali Khan
Dr. Rashid Ali Khan is a co-founder of Milan Icons and the Founder and CEO of Significant Group. Significant Sports & Entertainment was founded in 2011 under his leadership, and over more than fifteen years his work has spanned the business side of sport: athletes, leagues, events and sports properties.
Chief Executive Officer
Shazi Ahmad
Shazi Ahmad is the Chief Executive Officer of Milan Icons, overseeing the franchise’s strategic direction and operational development, building a distinctive identity for Milan Icons and strengthening its relationships with players, coaches, partners and the wider cricket community.
“I am honoured to begin this new chapter as CEO of Milan Icons in the Italia T10 League.”
The team
Head of Operations
Rishu Ranjan
A sports operations and marketing professional with more than ten years in the industry. Rishu has led sports marketing at Ekana Sportz City, worked in operations at the Gujarat Cricket Association, and run team operations in the UPT20 and for Glasgow Cosmic.
Logistics Manager
Mehvish
A professional with a background in HR operations, talent acquisition, global mobility and sports logistics, overseeing team travel, accommodation, visas and tournament logistics.
Media & Communications
Bharat Singh
A media, PR and digital communications professional with more than a decade in strategic communications, sports marketing and reputation management, working with over 400 clients across India, the UK, the USA, the UAE and Europe.
04Powered by
Significant Sports& Entertainment
Elevate sports with supersports
Est. 2011 · India · Dubai · USA · Canada · Europe · West Indies · Kenya
Founded in 2011 under the leadership of Dr. Rashid Ali Khan. A sports management and execution company working across athlete management, events, venues, infrastructure, league structuring, grassroots and sports IP, taking an idea from strategy to on-ground delivery.
- Athlete management
- Events
- Venues
- Infrastructure
- League structuring
- Grassroots
- Sports IP
- Vision
- A global leader in sports management, recognised for excellence, innovation and integrity.
- Mission
- Innovative sports management solutions that elevate sporting experiences and inspire the next generation.
- People
- Athletes, talent, employees and customers first.
- Product
- End-to-end delivery that turns vision into action.
- Profit
- Measurable outcomes and sustainable growth.
05Milan Icons identity
Where Milan’s heritagemeets the game.
- The Duomo
- The Duomo di Milano, the city’s most recognised landmark, drawn in gold on a black shield.
- The star
- A single gold star crowns the highest spire, for ambition and for La Madonnina.
- The cricket ball
- Rising from the foot of the Duomo: the new sport finding its home in an old city.
- The gold
- Gold pillars echo the cathedral’s Gothic columns and the Milano Pinstripe; a double gold rim frames the shield.
- The tricolore
- A small tricolore beneath the wordmark: Italian pride, in black and gold.
06The squad
International names.One Milan identity.
Italia T10 is a city-based T10 league bringing together Milan, Rome, Naples, Venice and Brescia.
- Franchises
- 5
- Days of cricket
- 12
- Overs a side
- 10
- Minutes a match
- ~90
07The journey
Season 01
- Dates
- 18–29 November 2026
- Venue
- Roma Cricket Ground, Rome
05La Madonnina · Milan’s protector
She watches
over Milan.We play for it.
The gilded statue of the Virgin Mary has watched over Milan from the Duomo’s highest spire since 1774. Milanese tradition says no building should stand taller than her, so when towers rose higher, a replica went on top.
Protection · Pride · Belonging
108.5 m above the Piazza del Duomo