Tuesday, September 29, 2009

ICC Will Look For Support From All Test Playing Nations For Test Championship Already Rejected By BCCI


International Cricket Council (ICC), in its meetings scheduled to take place next month, is likely to seek support of all Test playing nations for the Test championship. According to Tim May, the FICA CEO, the ICC will present before the members the other model prepared by the overseas company, as the original model was not backed by the Indian cricket board.

"I understand that the BCCI was not supportive of the Test Championship model that ICC put before them some time last year - this was based on a paper prepared by the Boston Consulting Group. I am not aware why they did not support this model. It was easily the best model that I have seen in regards to having a global vision of the game and producing benefits to all", said May from USA.

“FICA have seen the model and whilst agreeing to the principle of implementing a Test Championship, our preliminary views is that the model to be proposed to the CEC is significantly inferior to the BCG model and falls well short of creating global context for all of Test cricket", May further added.

“FICA will be conducting its Annual Meeting in Johannesburg on 1 & 2 October and a large part of that meeting will be dedicated to consideration of the Structure of the Game, and related issues such as a Test Championship format. We will be communicating our detailed thoughts to ICC following our meeting", May further added.

"In terms of what ICC will do if BCCI refuse to give a Test Championship the green light - I would suggest it would be hoping that it could galvanise enough support from the other countries to ensure that the BCCI opposition is irrelevent", May signed off.

the ICC Chief Executives’ Committee (CEC) will convene in Johannesburg on Thursday for one of its four meetings per year. Among the matters up for discussion are the FTP post-2012 as well as the seedings and groupings for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 while the committee will also hear a report from the security task force.

The two-day gathering, held at the Sandton Sun Hotel on 1 and 2 October, will make decisions on a range of matters relating to the playing of cricket as well as recommendations on the business of cricket for consideration by the ICC Board’s meeting on 6 and 7 October, which will also be in Johannesburg.

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