<p>Pawar along with current President David Morgan issued a joint statement here, saying they support the process for nominating the Presidency and Vice-Presidency of the ICC, agreed some two years ago. Cricket Boards of South Africa, Zimbabwe opposed Howard's nomination and Sri Lanka on Friday joined them saying they do not favour a person outside from the game for the top post.<br /><br />Howard, former Australian premier, needs at least seven votes in the ICC Board to become President in 2012 and one more negative vote is enough to shatter his dream.<br /><br />"The Board of the ICC had debated and approved the current nomination process for the Presidency and the Vice-Presidency. The unanimous decision of the Board at the time was that the Presidency and the Vice-Presidency should be decided on a rotational basis," Pawar and Morgan said in a joint statement.<br /><br />"The ICC had decided that the next Vice-President would be nominated by Cricket Australia and New Zealand Cricket. Those two boards have been through a very thorough and robust selection process to suggest a candidate and now the ICC Board has to consider and decide on this nomination," it added.Pawar hoped that a unanimous could be reached on the issue."I am sure we can reach a decision which will be unanimously supported by the ICC Board," he said.</p>
<p>Pawar along with current President David Morgan issued a joint statement here, saying they support the process for nominating the Presidency and Vice-Presidency of the ICC, agreed some two years ago. Cricket Boards of South Africa, Zimbabwe opposed Howard's nomination and Sri Lanka on Friday joined them saying they do not favour a person outside from the game for the top post.<br /><br />Howard, former Australian premier, needs at least seven votes in the ICC Board to become President in 2012 and one more negative vote is enough to shatter his dream.<br /><br />"The Board of the ICC had debated and approved the current nomination process for the Presidency and the Vice-Presidency. The unanimous decision of the Board at the time was that the Presidency and the Vice-Presidency should be decided on a rotational basis," Pawar and Morgan said in a joint statement.<br /><br />"The ICC had decided that the next Vice-President would be nominated by Cricket Australia and New Zealand Cricket. Those two boards have been through a very thorough and robust selection process to suggest a candidate and now the ICC Board has to consider and decide on this nomination," it added.Pawar hoped that a unanimous could be reached on the issue."I am sure we can reach a decision which will be unanimously supported by the ICC Board," he said.</p>