India is now just an ICC member

Dubai : In a move that could have damning ramifications and also effectively end the last traces of N Srinivasan, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is all set to scrap the controversial constitutional amendments, which gave executive clout and financial power to India, Australia and England, generally presmued as the Big Three with its Shashank Manohar-led Board recommending complete overhaul of the current power structure here on Thursday.

In its first meeting of 2016 after Manohar took over as ICC Chairman, the world body's Board agreed that the current system, put in place by controversial former head N Srinivasan, needed to be done away with. “As such, the Board unanimously agreed to propose to the Full Council that a new Chairman should be elected by the Board for a two-year term commencing at the June 2016 Board meeting through a secret balloting process overseen by the ICC's independent Audit Committee Chairman,” the ICC said in a statement.

“While in the office, the ICC Chairman will not be allowed to hold any post with any Member Board and may be re-elected at the expiry of the term with a maximum limit of three terms.” “To qualify to contest the election, it has been agreed that all nominees must be either a past or present ICC Board director and should have the support of at least two Full Member directors.”

The ICC wanted complete review of the 2014 constitutional changes that gave enormous powers to the 'Big Three' with bulk of the revenue share going their way. “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 the BCCI, CA and ECB on these committees, and to allow fair access to membership for all Full and Associate Member directors, with the sole criteria being the skill, competence and experience of the relevant director.”