The board of the Worldwide Cricket Committee (ICC) will elect a brand new chairman for the cricket governing physique in November. The choice was accredited after a gathering in Birmingham, on condition that Greg Barclay would finish his tenure later within the 12 months. The election will likely be concluded by a easy majority and the newly-appointed member would maintain the chair for a interval of two years.
The board, consisting of 16 members, consists of former gamers comparable to VVS Laxman and Daniel Vettori. The candidate garnering not less than 51 per cent votes will likely be elected because the winner. Therefore, a contestant should obtain as many as 9 votes to be elected for the position.
Speculations of Sourav Ganguly as candidate emerge
The chairman could be in cost ranging from December 1, 2022, to November 30, 2024. The elections for the position had been earlier determined by a two-thirds majority, which has been eliminated this time. There have been speculations of Sourav Ganguly rising as one of many contenders for the position of the ICC Chairman. He’s at the moment the President of the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI).
The BCCI, regardless of the rumours, have stated that “it’s too early” to attract any inference in regards to the former India captain. This might additionally rely upon the Supreme Court docket’s verdict relating to the cooling-off interval of the BCCI president. A listening to in regards to the matter is scheduled to occur on July 27, Thursday.
The others on the 16-member board are West Indies’ Roger Harper, who’s a previous participant consultant, joined by Mahela Jayawardene from Sri Lanka. Laxman and Vettori are the present participant representatives. Within the ICC assembly, the council additionally granted affiliate membership standing to Uzbekistan, Cambodia and Cote D’Ivoire.
Cambodia and Uzbekistan grew to become the twenty fourth and twenty fifth members of the Asia area, and the Cote D’Ivoire grew to become the twenty first member from Africa. The ICC now includes a complete of 108 members, of which 96 are Associates.
