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Zimbabwe's fate to be discussed Wednesday
Dubai, July 2 (PTI) - Zimbabwe's fate as a member of the
International Cricket Council will be decided in the next two
days when the ICC's Executive Board meets here Wednesday to
debate the issue amid indications that a face-saving formula
could be worked out.
While England and South Africa want Zimbabwe to be
expelled from the ICC, the powerful Asian bloc led by India
are strongly opposing the move which has raised the
possibility of a deadlock on the matter.
England and South Africa recently snapped bilateral ties
with Zimbabwe forcing the ICC to put the issue on its agenda
for the Board meeting to be held on Wednesday and Thursday.
Even prominent former Zimbabwe players have called for
Zimbabwe Cricket's expulsion stating that its officials were
filling their own coffers with the money that has been
earmarked for developing cricket in the country.
If the Asian countries oppose the move to ban Zimbabwe,
the Board members could opt for another solution like barring
the strife-torn African country from playing one-day and
Twenty20 internationals but retaining its status as a full ICC
member. Zimbabwe is already banned from Test cricket.
This will clear the way for England to host the Twenty20
world championships next June without Zimbabwe, as demanded by
the British government.
Apart from the Zimbabwe issue, the fate of disgraced West
Indian batsman Marlon Samuels and Sunil Gavaskar's replacement
in the Cricket Committee will be discussed in the meeting
where India will be represented by BCCI President Sharad
Pawar.
The ICC Board will be asked to select a replacement for
former Cricket Committee chairman Gavaskar, who relinquished
the post in May after eight years at the helm.
Gavaskar's scathing criticism of Match Referees did not
go down well with the ICC and asked to chose between his media
commitments and the Cricket Committee, the former India
captain stepped down from the high-profile panel.
Former Pakistan captain Majid Khan and ex-West Indies
skipper Clive Lloyd are in the fray to succeed Gavaskar in the
committee.
The governing body is also expected to announce Marlon
Samuels' fate after the batsman was banned for two years by a
West Indies Cricket Board Disciplinary Committee.
Samuels was found guilty of offence C 4 (ix) of the ICC
Code of Conduct, which indicts a player who has "received any
money, benefit or other reward (whether financial or
otherwise) which could bring him or the game of cricket into
disrepute."
The ICC will also consider replacing bowl-out with
one-over eliminator in case of a tied match in the 2008
Champions Trophy and 2009 Twenty20 World Cup.
The loss of two wickets by the batting side ends its
innings. If the sides finish tied then the line-up that has
hit the most sixes in both its innings and the one-over
eliminator is declared the winner.
If the sides are still tied at that point then they will
be separated by determining which of them scored the most
boundaries - fours and sixes - in both its innings and the
eliminator. PTI
International Cricket Council will be decided in the next two
days when the ICC's Executive Board meets here Wednesday to
debate the issue amid indications that a face-saving formula
could be worked out.
While England and South Africa want Zimbabwe to be
expelled from the ICC, the powerful Asian bloc led by India
are strongly opposing the move which has raised the
possibility of a deadlock on the matter.
England and South Africa recently snapped bilateral ties
with Zimbabwe forcing the ICC to put the issue on its agenda
for the Board meeting to be held on Wednesday and Thursday.
Even prominent former Zimbabwe players have called for
Zimbabwe Cricket's expulsion stating that its officials were
filling their own coffers with the money that has been
earmarked for developing cricket in the country.
If the Asian countries oppose the move to ban Zimbabwe,
the Board members could opt for another solution like barring
the strife-torn African country from playing one-day and
Twenty20 internationals but retaining its status as a full ICC
member. Zimbabwe is already banned from Test cricket.
This will clear the way for England to host the Twenty20
world championships next June without Zimbabwe, as demanded by
the British government.
Apart from the Zimbabwe issue, the fate of disgraced West
Indian batsman Marlon Samuels and Sunil Gavaskar's replacement
in the Cricket Committee will be discussed in the meeting
where India will be represented by BCCI President Sharad
Pawar.
The ICC Board will be asked to select a replacement for
former Cricket Committee chairman Gavaskar, who relinquished
the post in May after eight years at the helm.
Gavaskar's scathing criticism of Match Referees did not
go down well with the ICC and asked to chose between his media
commitments and the Cricket Committee, the former India
captain stepped down from the high-profile panel.
Former Pakistan captain Majid Khan and ex-West Indies
skipper Clive Lloyd are in the fray to succeed Gavaskar in the
committee.
The governing body is also expected to announce Marlon
Samuels' fate after the batsman was banned for two years by a
West Indies Cricket Board Disciplinary Committee.
Samuels was found guilty of offence C 4 (ix) of the ICC
Code of Conduct, which indicts a player who has "received any
money, benefit or other reward (whether financial or
otherwise) which could bring him or the game of cricket into
disrepute."
The ICC will also consider replacing bowl-out with
one-over eliminator in case of a tied match in the 2008
Champions Trophy and 2009 Twenty20 World Cup.
The loss of two wickets by the batting side ends its
innings. If the sides finish tied then the line-up that has
hit the most sixes in both its innings and the one-over
eliminator is declared the winner.
If the sides are still tied at that point then they will
be separated by determining which of them scored the most
boundaries - fours and sixes - in both its innings and the
eliminator. PTI
