The ICC has set in motion the process of identifying its next President, beginning
with the scrutiny of the two nominations, from BCCI President Sharad Pawar
and England and Wales Cricket Board Chairman David Morgan.
The ICC nominations committee, chaired by former BCCI President
A C Muthiah, met in Dubai on Wednesday to consider the presentation from the
two contenders to the post currently occupied by Percy Sonn of South Africa.
Sonn`s term comes to an end in 2008.
"Now we will be submitting our recommendation to the ICC
Executive Board so that the process can move forward," Muthiah said after
a six-hour meeting.
"It was a very productive meeting that took place in a very friendly and
coordinal atmosphere.
"Both the candidates gave us a lot of their insight and vision on the
development of cricket internationally."
The ICC adopted a new system of appointing its head in June 2005.
The nominations committee, which is the first step of a three-stage process,
will report to the executive board which in turn will forward a recommendation
to the ICC annual conference in London in June where final voting will take
place.
A candidate must secure support from two-thirds of the 10 full members at the
annual conference to be successfully voted in as President.
"This is the first time this method of selecting the ICC President has
been employed. It is a fair and transparent process and one that we believe
will ensure the most suitable candidate gets the job," said Muthiah, who
represents India and Sri Lanka in the nominations committee.
Other members of the nominations committee are: Bob Merriman
(Australia and New Zealand), Mueen Afzal (Bangladesh and Pakistan), Stephen
Camacho (West Indies and England), John Blair (South Africa and Zimbabwe)
and Imran Khwaja (Associates and Affiliates).
The committee`s recommendation would be submitted to the executive
board which is to meet in Cape Town on March 1.
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