BCB on board, Big Three one vote away
ESPNcricinfo staff
January 29, 2014
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ICC CEO Dave Richardson and BCB president Nazmul Hassan address the media, Dhaka, August 13, 2013
Apart from the BCB's opposition to the two-tier Test format, the board seems to have accepted the revised proposals © AFP
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With the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) accepting revised proposals for the restructure of the ICC after securing the assurance that their Test status will not be revoked, the Big Three are one vote away from the number required to push through constitutional amendments in order that the revamp be completed in full.
"BCB has stood firm on [not agreeing] to the two-tier format...but they have agreed upon the position paper," a BCB official confirmed today, referring to the two-tier format that would automatically put the No. 9 and 10 teams in the ICC rankings outside the existing group of eight Test playing nations. The lack of clarity as to whether the BCB had signed off on the guiding principles or on the resolutions pertaining to the amendments, with the official saying the board had not put pen to paper, took the Big Three a step closer to gaining greater control of the ICC's functioning and its revenues.
ESPNcricinfo staff
January 29, 2014
Comments: 25 | Login via | Text size: A | A
ICC CEO Dave Richardson and BCB president Nazmul Hassan address the media, Dhaka, August 13, 2013
Apart from the BCB's opposition to the two-tier Test format, the board seems to have accepted the revised proposals © AFP
Enlarge
Related Links
News : 'Big Three were more likely to make progress' - Isaac
News : Boards to discuss revised proposals
News : PCB, CSA, SLC and BCB against proposals - Zaka Ashraf
News : Big Three offer redraft to ICC as lobbying intensifies
Teams: Bangladesh
Sites: Cricinfo ICC Site
With the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) accepting revised proposals for the restructure of the ICC after securing the assurance that their Test status will not be revoked, the Big Three are one vote away from the number required to push through constitutional amendments in order that the revamp be completed in full.
"BCB has stood firm on [not agreeing] to the two-tier format...but they have agreed upon the position paper," a BCB official confirmed today, referring to the two-tier format that would automatically put the No. 9 and 10 teams in the ICC rankings outside the existing group of eight Test playing nations. The lack of clarity as to whether the BCB had signed off on the guiding principles or on the resolutions pertaining to the amendments, with the official saying the board had not put pen to paper, took the Big Three a step closer to gaining greater control of the ICC's functioning and its revenues.