N Srinivasan might have been barred from becoming supremo of BCCI, but he is set to represent the Indian Board in the ICC Board Meeting in Barbados later this week, instead of Jagmohan Dalmiya, reported news agency PTI.
According to the press release from the game’s world governing body, ICC chairman Srinivasan’s name is mentioned as the representative of BCCI in the Board Meeting to be held from June 24-26. Srinivasan will chair the ICC Board meeting in his capacity as head of the world body.
It is not known why BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmiya will not be representing the BCCI in the ICC Board Meeting after his elections as BCCI President in March.
All the other members of the ICC Board Meeting ( 10 full members and three elected Associate Member representatives) are either chairman or president of their respective Boards while New Zealand nominated official Greg Barclay as their re representative.
The Board meeting will be held two days after the ICC Annual Conference begins tomorrow with the Associate and Affiliate Members’ meeting.
However, BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur will be India’s representative in the Chief Executive’s committee Meeting which will be held from tomorrow ahead of ICC Board Meeting.
The biggest gathering of ICC members in Americas
The Annual Conference will be held in West Indies for the first time and is being hosted by West Indies Cricket Board with the support of Barbados Cricket Association and Barbados Tourism Marketing Incorporated.
It is expected that delegates from over 50 ICC Members expected to attend, it will be the largest-ever gathering of cricket administrators in the Americas region to date.
Key issues to be discussed
Key issues to be discussed are amendments to ICC’s Memorandum and Articles of Association, investiture of new ICC President, Serbia’s Associate Membership application to ICC, updates on the status of Sri Lanka Cricket and United States of America Cricket Association, a report development matters from recent committee meetings and ICC strategy post-2015.
Scheduled Meeting
The week’s schedule includes the meetings of ICC Associate and Affiliate Members’ (June 22); ICC Chief Executives’ Committee (June 22-23); ICC HR & Remuneration Committee, Executive Committee, Annual Conference, Governance Committee meetings (June 24); Finance & Commercial Affairs Committee (June 25); ICC, IDI and IBC Board meetings (June 24-26).