The question is about the ELECTION of the players’ representative in the ICC cricket committee. This committee suggests ICC about the new rules to be implemented for the betterment of the game and all those things. Let’s not get into that now.

10 Test captains had to vote among Tim May and L. Shivaramakrishnan and they voted for the latter. Tim May is the CEO of FICA, player’s association and fights for player’s rights. He is the same man who pressurized BPL and SLPL to pay the pending amount to the players. For the boards, which organize these T20 leagues and don’t pay the players, this man is really a headache. Quite understandably, the SriLankan and the Bangladesh captains voted against him as ordered by their respective boards. OK, let’s not talk about the other Asian boards. Mostly, they do as ordered by the BCCI.

The question here is, why did the BCCI influence this voting process yet again? Why does the BCCI want all the committees in the ICC to be headed by its own men? Did the players really want Shivaramakrishnan in place of May? Why only the captains, whose decisions are obviously the decisions of their boards, allowed to vote? Shouldn’t there be different criteria to choose a member of the committee? Voting process will always be misused by the most influential board, in the future too, be it Australia or England or any other country for that matter.

Had Tim May not been there, Bangladesh players wouldn’t have got their money. Some haven’t got yet, I reckon.

Oh! I’ve got deviated from the actual topic. (I am not a good writer. M a good speaker though :-) ). OK, the reason why I said “BCCI flexing its muscles UNNECESSARILY” is because the committee which is headed by Anil Kumble unanimously recommended the use of DRS for all tests in 2011 and it has not yet been implemented which clearly means that the BCCI can influence the decision of ICC without its own man being the player’s representative. Then why did they again choose to become the hate party? Is it just to show their power? Do you really think Shiva will be able to do what May did or will he just become another BCCI spokesperson in the ICC?

Would like to hear unbiased views from the fellow Indians please. Actually, if you look at the matter being unbiased, you'll find that the BCCI is the culprit here. I am really pissed off. First the DRS and now this among other things. And not that, this will help Indian cricket in any way or will it?

Your opinions.........

Its getting serious.

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