Sharad Pawar can stay on as president of Board of Control for Cricket in India.
ICC president-elect allowed to continue as BCCI chief till the end of his term, decision on Zim today
MUMBAI: Sharad Pawar can stay on as president of Board of Control for Cricket in India. The International Cricket Council has allowed him a grace period to hold the dual positions — as BCCI president and ICC’s president-elect — simultaneously. Pawar, who was to relinquish the BCCI post on July 4, the day he officially takes up his ICC position, can now complete his three-year term as BCCI chief. It ends on September 28.
This was revealed by Niranjan Shah, secretary of the BCCI.
“The ICC has given him time till September. He doesn’t have to quit BCCI post,” Shah said from Dubai. Confirmed an ICC spokesman. “I understand Pawar can hold both posts till September as there is a clause for grace period. David Morgan did not give up his England and Wales Cricket Board’s chairman post till middle of September last year. Pawar too is entitled for a reasonable grace period.
Three months is not too long,” the spokesman said. It was originally thought that he would be required to quit the BCCI post to take charge of the ICC job. Pawar is now in Dubai to attend the ICC’s annual conference.
Meanwhile, the ICC, which is facing a crisis on Zimbabwe issue, has deferred a decision on the matter.
According to sources in the ICC and BCCI, the discussion have been inconclusive and the issue will be decided on Thursday, the second and final day of the all-powerful executive board meeting of the ICC. England and South Africa, who have severed ties with Zimbabwe, are demanding that ODI status be taken away from the African nation.
In the absence of required numbers for the resolution to be passed, the cricket board chiefs are working out a middle ground. A decision on Zimbabwe is expected to be announced on Friday. Niranjan Shah reiterated that BCCI will oppose any action against Zimbabwe. ECB and CSA have refused to pass any comment on the impasse, stating that they will make a comment only after the Dubai meeting concludes.
Meanwhile, ICC sources confirmed that Clive Lloyd will be the chairman of its cricket committee. The former West Indian skipper is all set to be chosen for the post, vacated by former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar in May.
Former Pakistan captain Majid Khan was tipped to succeed Sunny but the Pakistan Cricket Board has decided not to back its own man. “It seems the PCB doesn’t want him,” said a Board official who is present in Dubai.
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