It has been reported that UAE’s Mubashir Usmani and Oman’s Pankaj Khimji are among the many frontrunners in Associates’ election to the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) board. Whereas a brand new ICC Chairman can be appointed later this yr, the primary focus is on the members electing him.her.
The election for the all-important place is predicted to witness a cut-throat competitors amongst half a dozen representatives of the Affiliate nations of the ICC. In the meantime, Usmani and Khimji are reportedly part of the members having filed the nominations for the three positions within the ICC Board which are solely reserved for the Associates. It grew to become obligatory to nominate an ICC Chairman after Greg Barclay determined to not lengthen his time period.
The standing of ICC Board Associates Election
In accordance with studies in Cricbuzz, “Usmani of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB), who received the utmost votes in an identical election final yr for the three Chief Executives Committee (CEC) positions, is a favourite.”
The report additional provides that “With Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah rising as world hubs in latest instances, the ECB secretary normal’s chances are high sturdy simply as that of Khimji who, additionally like Usmani, has hyperlinks to Mumbai. Oman had hosted part of the 2021 T20 World Cup and is believed to have proven curiosity within the Asia Cup additionally. The Oman Cricket can be a robust contender.”
“The electoral-college consists of 44 members — 39 voting Associates and 5 zonal representatives from the non-voting associates from the areas of Asia, Africa, Europe, Americas and East Asia Pacific. The elected three will be a part of the 12 full members and one unbiased director within the ICC Board, the omnipotent decision-making physique. Every elected Affiliate member can have a time period of two years.
“Bahrain, Bermuda, Bhutan, Botswana, Canada, China, Denmark, Fiji, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Kenya, Kuwait, Malaysia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Scotland, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, UAE, Uganda, USA and Vanuatu are the associates who can be joined by representatives from the 5 zones named above,” it additional provides.
In the meantime, it additionally stays to be seen whether or not the present Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah can be holding an enormous place within the ICC with the subsequent ODI World Cup set to be held in India in 2023. Shah had pipped the reigning BCCI President Sourav Ganguly to turn out to be a member of the ICC Cricket Committee again in April. The election will happen forward of the Annual Convention in Birmingham within the remaining week of July.
