CURRENT UPDATE :ICC CHAIRMAN

SRINIVASAN BECOMES FIRST ICC CHAIRMAN

N Srinivasan has been formally appointed the first Chairman of the International Cricket Council. The 52-member council elected Srinivasan as the Chairman and Bangladesh’s Mustafa Kamal as the ICC President at its annual conference in Melbourne today.

In a statement released by the ICC Headquarters in Dubai, the new team assumes office from July 1 this year.

Srinivasan has been elected the Chairman after the Indian Supreme court refused to stop his nomination to the ICC position. He has been barred by the apex Court from carrying out his duties as BCCI President due to ongoing investigations into the match-fixing allegations in the 2013 edition of the IPL.

The ICC Council also approved the revamp of the administrative structure of the apex cricket body. The revamp will allow major executive decision-making authority to the 'Big Three' of the game -- India, Australia and England. 

From 2016, the ICC Board, which will continue to be the primary decision-making body, will elect the ICC Chairman for a two-year term. The ICC Board cleared the decks for Oman to become the 38th Associate Member of the ICC.

However, Affiliate Membership of Brunei was suspended, while Tonga was removed as an Affiliate Member.