The Indian Cricket Board has slammed the International Cricket Council
for the World Cup final fiasco and threatened to bring a no-confidence
motion against its office-bearers, who have become "more and more bureaucratic".
In a scathing reaction to the goof-up in the World Cup final
which ended on a farcical note on Saturday, BCCI Secretary Niranjan
Shah said there would be quite a few things to be "sorted out"
at the next ICC chief Executives meeting in June.
"We are not that satisfied. It (ICC) is becoming more
and more bureaucratic. My Board is of the belief that cricket is a simple, enjoyable
game, but that is not how it appears at present," Shah, who watched the
Australia-Sri Lanka final in Barbados, was quoted as saying by 'The Age'
today.
"The ICC has so many staff members. It is unnecessarily
employing so many people and that costs the other members. The ICC should
move away from the bureaucracy and become more simplified," he added.
Asked whether BCCI's discontent could manifest into a vote
of no-confidence against the ICC, Shah said "Why not? It is something we
will discuss with our Board. Some of it will depend on how other boards are
feeling."
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