JOIN USIn an appointment that was backed by the BCCI, former India leg-spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan on Monday replaced Tim May as players’ representative on the ICC Cricket Committee.
“... Sivaramakrishnan is one of the two Current Player representatives (replacing Tim May). The other Current Player representative is former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara, who has been on the committee since 2007,” the ICC said in a statement.
“Sangakkara and Sivaramakrishnan were recently elected by a vote of the 10 Test captains, and will serve on the Cricket Committee for a three-year term from 2013-15,” it added.
The appointment was preceded by the head of South Africa’s players union’s recent allegation that Indian interests have forced a re-vote for the position of players’ representative. Tony Irish, who is also on the Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations, had said initial voting for the post by the 10 Test captains had chosen May, who has been a long-term senior players’ advocate.
Meanwhile, the ICC further announced that the annual Cricket Committee meeting will take place in London on May 28 and 29. The committee will be chaired for the first time by former India captain Anil Kumble, who has succeeded ex-West Indies skipper Clive Lloyd.
It will be the first ICC Cricket Committee meeting for Sivaramakrishnan and former England captain Andrew Strauss. Strauss is one of the two Past Player representatives (replacing Ian Bishop).
The ICC Cricket Committee: Chairman: Anil Kumble; Ex-Officio: Alan Isaac (ICC President), David Richardson (ICC Chief Executive); Past Player representatives: Mark Taylor, Andrew Strauss; Current Player representatives: Kumar Sangakkara, L Sivaramakrishnan; Full Member team coach representative: Gary Kirsten; Women’s Cricket representative: Clare Connor; Member Board representative: David White;Associate representative: Trent Johnston; Media representative: Ravi Shastri; Umpires’ representative: Steve Davis; Referees’ representative: Ranjan Madugalle; MCC representative: John Stephenson; Statistician representative: David Kendix.