FICA feels that the association will behoove the players.
Paul Marsh congratulated Tony Irish on his appointment.
South African Cricketers Association chief said no Proteas player is under investigation.
His appointment might not have gone down well with the BCCI, but Proteas cricketers have welcomed former ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat as Cricket South Africa's (CSA) new chief executive officer.
The South African Cricketers' Association (SACA) on Wednesday paid tribute to Tim May, who resigned as the chief executive of the Federation of International Cricketers Associations (FICA) citing frustration at the global governing body amid allegations of corruption in the game and backroom politicking.
Tony Irish, chief executive of South Africa Cricketers Association (SACA) has claimed that players are angry with the latest setback in the appointment of the new Cricket South Africa (CSA) board due to political reasons.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has turned down a request from Bangladesh to play three One-day Internationals and five Twenty20 matches ahead of the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka in September.
The ICC has paid 46 per cent of the fees due to Sri Lanka's cricketers for the 2011 World Cup after the country's cash-strapped cricket board failed to pay their salaries.
Unpaid by their Board for the past eight months, the Sri Lankan cricketers got the support of their South African counterparts, who feel it's a credit to Tillakaratne Dilshan's men that they have still carried on with national duty.