Published: Jun 12, 2016, 03:32 PM (IST)
Edited: Jun 12, 2016, 03:32 PM (IST)
Karachi: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Anurag Thakur is likely to back the continuation of `Big three`, featuring the cricket boards of India, England and Australia, in the annual International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting to be held in the last week of June in London. Earlier in 2013, the ICC gave additional power to Australia, England and India which invited a flurry of criticism from the independent cricket stakeholders. Thakur’s plan is in direct contrast to his predecessor and current ICC president Shashank Manohar, who is looking forward to the abolishment of `Big Three` for the cricket’s benefit. READ: Anurag Thakur proposes changes in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
According to the Dawn, Thakur had earlier held a discussion with England and Australia over his stance of pressing ahead with the `Big Three` formula. The 41-year-old is expected to project a favourable BCCI stance for keeping the formula intact. Reflecting on the same, Pakistan Cricket Board ( PCB) chief Shaharyar Khan revealed that the decision to do away with the formula had already been taken, but how it would be dismantled would be decided in the next meeting. READ: BCCI: Duleep Trophy 2016-17 will witness day-night Test
Shaharyar informed that Pakistan want termination of the ‘Big Three’ formula in order to bring democratic system at the ICC . The formula was advocated by former BCCI president N. Srinivasan, who was later suspended for being involved in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match-fixing scandal.
Thakur took over as one of the youngest BCCI chiefs after former chief Manohar resigned to take over as the Chairman of ICC. Thakur is also a Member of Parliament from Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh
