ICC Elections LIVE: ICC Annual Meeting LIVE: Zimbabwe Cricket chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani has thrown in his hat in the ring for ICC Elections. While incumbent Greg Barclay is the overwhelming favourite, Mukuhlani is banking on support from Asian nations. As for BCCI, which decided not to nominate Sourav Ganguly for the elections, is likely to support Barclay for another term. The elections will be held on November 12-13 during ICC Annual Meeting in Melbourne on the sidelines of ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Final. Follow ICC Elections LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
While the nominations ended on October 20, ICC had been tight-lipped about the contestants. Later, it was learnt that Imran Khwaja, who is ICC’s deputy chairman filed his nomination. However, he had withdrawn after failing to garner much support. The veteran from Singapore had contested in 2020 but fell second to Barclay who took the ICC top job. As per the norms, both candidates had to show the support of two current directors endorsing their candidature by October 25. Mukuhlani has managed to do that.
ICC Elections LIVE: Zimbabwe’s Tavengwa Mukuhlani set to contest against Greg Barclay on Nov 12, incumbent gets BCCI’s support, Follow LIVE Updates
But Tavengwa Mukuhlani is yet to withdraw a week before the elections in Melbourne. Tavengwa Mukuhlani is still hoping to get BCCI’s backing besides some of Asian nations including Pakistan, UAE and Bangladesh. While BCCI hasn’t made it official, it is expected to support Greg Barclay once again. That was one of the primary reasons for not nominating anyone including Sourav Ganguly for the post.
“The BCCI AGM has decided to give powers to office bearers on BCCI’s representative to ICC. As far as whom BCCI will back in the ICC election we will decide when the bridge comes,” BCCI vice president Rajeev Shukla told media after the BCCI AGM.
ICC Elections LIVE: Zimbabwe’s Tavengwa Mukuhlani set to contest against Greg Barclay on Nov 12, incumbent gets BCCI’s support, Follow LIVE Updates
ICC Elections: All you need to know
- ICC Elections will take place during ICC’s Annual Meeting on November 12-13 in Melbourne.
- Incumbent Greg Barclay is the overwhelming favourite to retain his post.
- Tavengwa Mukuhlani, who is also in ICC’s Audit Committee and chair of the Membership Committee, has managed support.
- Deputy chair Imran Khwaja filed his nomination but had to withdraw after failing to garner support.
- While BCCI hasn’t made it clear who it will support in the elections, the Indian board is expected to support Barclay.
- BCCI did not back Sourav Ganguly for the post.
- N Srinivasan and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur were the other two potential candidates.
- But they did not come forward due to various reasons.
- As Ganguly has not been backed by any, BCCI sort of supported Barclay.
- New BCCI President Roger Binny besides Jay Shah and Treasurer Ashish Shelar will be present at the ICC meeting
ICC Elections LIVE: Zimbabwe’s Tavengwa Mukuhlani set to contest against Greg Barclay on Nov 12, incumbent gets BCCI’s support, Follow LIVE Updates
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