The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has served a legal notice on the
International Cricket Council (ICC) questioning the proposed amendments
to the ICC constitution, as per reports of Daily Times. The amendments
provide for autonomous functioning of national cricket boards without
any interference by the government.
According to the legal firm representing the PCB, DLA Piper UK LLP,
such provisions constitute unfair practices as per Section 184(1) of
the B VI of the Business Companies Act 2004 (the B VI Act). PCB
threatened for legal action if ICC decided to implement these proposals.
The ICC amendments have also made free election mandatory for
members of executive body or outside nominees to cricket administrative
bodies.
Such provisions, if implemented would call for exit of PCB led by
chairman, Ijaz Butt, says Zakir Husain Syed, sports administrator and
sports analyst. It would also mean withdrawal of the practice of
President of Pakistan acting as the appointing authority to PCB.
The other national cricket boards that are likely to protest this
amendment are Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh because they are also
run on similar lines.
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