ICC gives boards two years to fall in line

espncricketinfo - Wednesday, July 6th, 2011 at 7:26 AM
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has given its member boards two years to become democratised and free from government and political interference in a bid to improve governance within the game. At its ongoing annual conference in Hong Kong the ICC unanimously supported the proposal to amend its constitution for member boards to have free elections.

Haroon Lorgat, the ICC chief executive, called it a “significant issue” in which, “by the end of 2012, all member boards must have changed or adopted their constitution to comply with the provisions of free elections and non-interference from government bodies”.

The boards most affected by the change are those of Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh; in Pakistan the president of the country appoints the board chairman; in Sri Lanka the board is effectively answering to the sports ministry; in Bangladesh all board presidents are government-appointed.

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1 Comment

  1. Me
    July 6, 2011

    Way to go ICC.

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