A democratic ICC on the cards: Nazmul

In a bid to establish the good governance, finance, appropriate and effective cricketing structures that are for the strategic role and function of the ICC and its member countries, ICC executive board directors agreed to carry out a complete review of the 2014 constitutional changes.

Under the moves, it would seek independent governance by electing a chairman, who will not be associated with any member board. Along with that, the permanent positions of ‘Big Three’ in the executive and finance committees will also be discarded.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon admitted the matter and stating that two major issues have been discussed along with other small matters in the just concluded meeting in Dubai.  
“In order to avert the potential conflicts of interest and to follow the best practice of the principles of good governance, ICC would seek to re-establish as early as possible the independent position of ICC Chairman, who will not be allowed to hold any post with any member board while he is in the office,” said Nazmul Hassan.
“Apart from that, he may be re-elected at the expiry of the term with a maximum limit of three terms. That would be done by electing a new chairman in the June 2016 meeting,” Hassan told media at his residence in the capital yesterday.
“The board agreed to approve changes to the terms of reference of the finance & Commercial Affairs Committee and Executive Committee so as to remove the permanent positions for the nominees of India, Australia and England,” he added. 
A three-member standing committee comprising the current ICC chairman Shashanka Manohar, Giles Clarke and Nazmul Hassan Papon has been formed for the constitutional changes. The committee will hold their first meeting in Mumbai on March 29.   
“All the process will be open for all from now. Along with that, it will be attempted so that the process could be more democratic. And so, the constitution is being changed,” he reckoned.
The constitutional changes had given the enormous power and revenues to Australia, England and India, who are jointly dubbed as ‘Big Three’-which threatened a divide in the body.

A democratic ICC on the cards: Nazmul

In a bid to establish the good governance, finance, appropriate and effective cricketing structures that are for the strategic role and function of the ICC and its member countries, ICC executive board directors agreed to carry out a complete review of the 2014 constitutional changes. Under the moves, it would seek independent governance by electing a chairman, who will not be associated with any member board. Along with that, the permanent positions of Big Three in the executive and finance committees will also be discarded. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon admitted the matter and stating that two major issues have been discussed along with other small matters in the just concluded meeting in Dubai. In order to avert the potential conflicts of interest and to follow the best practice of the principles of good governance, ICC would seek to re-establish as early as possible the independent position of ICC Chairman, who will not be allowed to hold any post with any member board while he is in the office, said Nazmul Hassan. Apart from that, he may be re-elected at the expiry of the term with a maximum limit of three terms. That would be done by electing a new chairman in the June 2016 meeting, Hassan told media at his residence in the capital yesterday. The board agreed to approve changes to the terms of reference of the finance Commercial Affairs Committee and Executive Committee so as to remove the permanent positions for the nominees of India, Australia and England, he added. A three-member standing committee comprising the current ICC chairman Shashanka Manohar, Giles Clarke and Nazmul Hassan Papon has been formed for the constitutional changes. The committee will hold their first meeting in Mumbai on March 29. All the process will be open for all from now. Along with that, it will be attempted so that the process could be more democratic. And so, the constitution is being changed, he reckoned. The constitutional changes had given the enormous power and revenues to Australia, England and India, who are jointly dubbed as Big Three-which threatened a divide in the body.