ICC refuses to give any reason for John Howard’s rejection
The John Howard controversy has taken another twist before the turn. International Cricket Council on Thursday urged Cricket Australia to come up with a new nominee while refusing to give any reason for Howard’s rejection. John Howard has however vowed to fight for his right. Howard’s fiasco kicked-off when in a recent meeting of the ICC, different board members rejected his nomination for the position of Vice President of the body. The meeting took place in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Singapore-c3005 and this decision caused a huge uproar in Australia. Former ICC CEO Malcolm Speed termed this decision as a disgrace for crickets.
Interestingly, the current CEO http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 refuses to change their nominee, Haroon diplomatically diverted his answer by calling it a shot in the dark and asked reporters in Singapore to wait till the 31st of August. Newly appointed President of the ICC Sharad Pawar was also in tune with Haroon when he said,s “We will wait for their recommendation”. Pawar had acted quite diplomatically and differently from his country’s stance on the entire scenario as he has served as the ICC Vice President for the last two years.
The position of the ICC Vice President is the most coveted position within the ICC framework since it automatically promotes the individual to the office of the ICC President after a serving period of two years.
Strong opposition from the Asian and African nations in the ICC meeting resulted in the ousting of Howard’s candidacy. Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard was stuck in an embarrassing situation and has vowed to fight back. Howard, after this humiliating incident, made his intentions clear of not withdrawing his nominee for the Vice President slot. “Even in private discussions they are very reluctant to give a particular reason,” he added. “It’s a very unusual situation”.
Chairman Cricket Australia Jack http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 also came out in full support for his nominee and said that he was “gutted” by this humiliating decision. “(I’m) gutted and incredibly disappointed that a man of John Howard’s stature has been knocked off for this job,” he said. Malcolm Speed, the former CEO of the ICC also came out in full support of Howard and defended him on various platforms.
Australia, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 and England are three countries that are believed to have supported Howard for the coveted post. Lorgat outplayed any possibility of a rift between the Asian and African Test playing nations with Cricket Australia.
Some media reports have suggested that Howard was rejected because of his strong policies during his tenure as Prime Minister of Australia. Howard, during his tenure was very critical of President Robert Mugabe of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045. The former Australia premier has so far not withdrawn his candidacy but will stand by any decision that is taken by Cricket Australia. Cricket Australia is in no hurry and will decide only after scrutinizing different events that caused Howard’s rejection in Singapore. This was briefed by Cricket Australia chairman via a teleconference from London as he explained how and what caused this controversial decision. New Zealand cricket board on the other hand will also look upon different possibilities. The heads of the New Zealand and Australian cricket board are likely to hold another meeting to decide their future plan of action.
Pawar rejected that any political pressure or influence was the reason behind Howard’s rejection. The ICC President further explained that his policies as Prime Minister had absolutely nothing to do with his rejection. “What is the political connotation? There is no question of political connotation,” Pawar said.
Some corners within the media had suggested Mark http://www.senore.com/Cricket/John-Anderson-c67288. In the early stages of the nominations, New Zealand had supported Anderson as the likely candidates. An independent panel however had opted for Howard instead of Anderson.
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