ICC To Conduct A Meeting To Finalise The Nomination Process:
The sole agenda for the ICC Board, which will meet digitally on Monday, is to finalize the nomination process to elect Shashank Manohar ‘s successor as the next independent president of the world cricket body. This is predicted that the whole thing will be completed by four weeks regardless of whether it’s an election or a majority decision. “Tomorrow’s meeting just has the confirmation process on the agenda. It’s usually a two-week window for filing nominations,” a senior member of the board told a leading sports website.
A two-thirds majority is normally necessary in ICC but there might be a few board members who would like it to be a simple majority case among 17 members. ICC ‘s 17 board members consist of twelve research nations, three partner nations (Malaysia, Scotland, Singapore), chair (in this case interim), and independent director (Pepsico’s Indra Nooyi).
Manu Sawhney, CEO of ICC, is also a member of the ICC Board but without a vote. A candidate can be appointed by an ICC past or present director but two current directors will mandatorily assist.
Manu Sawhney, CEO of ICC, is also a member of the ICC Board but without a vote. A candidate can be appointed by an ICC past or present director but two current directors will mandatorily assist. Only then will one join the fray for representation. Discussions have been held on whether or not a former director who nominates an incumbent will remain legitimate.
As for the candidates, there are few names, including that of Singapore ‘s new interim chairman Imran Khawaja, doing rounds. There is no consensus nominee which is the reason, it takes a long time to reveal. Former ECB leader Colin Graves is the front runner to succeed Manohar while former Cricket West Indies boss Dave Cameron has also said he has the numbers to challenge the polls while his own Cricket board is against him.
Even Chris Nenzani of Cricket South Africa has expressed his concern. That was precisely why the open backing of BCCI president Sourav Ganguly ‘s Director of Cricket Graeme Smith did not go down well with Nenzani. CSA then made it clear that the remarks had been made in his personal capacity by the former skipper. Last but not least there will be all eyes on Ganguly.
It’s going to be fascinating to see if BCCI needs him at the global organization. Even the cooling-off of Ganguly’s waiver plea lies with the Supreme Court. The next hearing date is 17th August.
Ganguly has made it clear time and time again that his best days as an administrator are ahead of him at 48 and he has time at his fingertips. The Indian board does not mind him at the top of the global body in case he has to abandon BCCI.
