BCCI Approves Appointment Of Isaac For The ICC Vice President Post
The working committee of the BCCI has announced its formal approval of the nomination of Alan Isaac for the post of the ICC vice president. “The committee approved the candidature of Alan Isaac, Chairman, New Zealand Cricket, for the post of ICC vice-president,” the BCCI said in an official statement.
This announcement signals the end of the controversial process that started with the rejection of John Howard for the post. Howard, the former Australian Prime Minister was jointly nominated by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 and New Zealand but was rejected by six of the ten members of the ICC.
When Howard was nominated, his suitability and qualifications for the job were questioned with his candidacy eventually being rejected by a majority in the ICC. The meeting was held in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/John-Anderson-c67288 was suggested as a replacement, but he refused the offer leaving a vacancy. It has now finally been agreed to put forward Isaac as the candidate.
Even though there was no official reason as to why Howard’s bid had been rejected, because http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754. Howard had previously been involved in many rifts with the different cricketing nations, who in the end rejected his bid.
When he was Prime Minister from 1996-2007, he was rigorously opposed to Zimbabwean Robert Mugabe’s government. He had also angered the Sri Lankan’s when he labeled http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 when he showed strong support for Australian umpire, Darrel Hair during the Pakistan ball tampering controversy.
Cricket Australia said that they still thought that Howard was the perfect candidate for the job, but had now decided to support Isaac. This post will ensure his future as the President of the ICC in mid 2012, and the Australians are confident that Isaac will get it.
A request from the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750’s Commonwealth Games Committee to be the lead sponsor was turned down by the committee. “The Committee expressed its inability to agree to the request of the Commonwealth Games to be the lead partner by donating Rs. 100 crores (about $ 22 million),” A press release by the board stated.
Suresh Kalmadi, the Indian Olympic Association President felt that the board’s decision of scheduling Australia’s tour of India while the event was going on was making things harder for them. He asked for a donation which would ensure the Games would carry on without any trouble. The BCCI came to the aid of the sports associations, giving a two year grant of over Rs 25 crores last year, aiming to encourage the development of sport in the country.
The Board also came to an agreement with the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tamil-Nadu-c853 Association to give them grants of about Rs 20 crores and Rs 25 crores, respectively, so they could renovate and develop their stadiums.
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