ICC Board Assembly Sees No Resolution On Election Of New Chairman | Cricket Information

The ICC Board of Administrators assembly on Monday ended up being a humid squib after they failed to succeed in consensus over Shashank Manohar’s alternative as the subsequent chairman of cricket’s world governing physique. The only real agenda of Monday’s assembly was to finalise the nomination course of for the election however no breakthrough could possibly be revamped a unanimous alternative to steer the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC). “Sure, there was no unanimity on numerous points. Firstly, there’s a divided home on whether or not there needs to be easy majority or the present 2/third majority in a home of 17,” an ICC Board member advised PTI.

Nonetheless, the larger difficulty is lack of an appropriate face and there’s no readability but over BCCI president Sourav Ganguly throwing his hat within the ring.

Whereas Pakistan Cricket Board’s chief Ehsan Mani has already made it clear that he wouldn’t depart his residence board as instructed by Prime Minister Imran Khan, there are a number of candidates who’re harbouring ambitions of main the ICC.

“Colin Graves (England) is a powerful candidate however it may possibly’t be mentioned that he’s favorite anymore. There are nations which gained”t assist Graves.

“Equally, somebody like Dave Cameron (former Cricket West Indies president) might enter the fray with assist of two impartial administrators however might not get sufficient numbers. Ditto for Chris Nenzani (South Africa),” a former ICC Director, who’s abreast of the newest developments, mentioned.

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The veteran administrator made it clear that at this level, no potential candidate has numbers to go the gap and that is the exact motive that the board shouldn’t be in a position to give you a uniform election course of.

“The very best answer is to have a candidate acceptable to all and keep away from an election which creates a tense ambiance between member nations. However sure, I agree that by now, we should always have been in a position to finalise the nomination course of,” the official mentioned.