New Delhi, June 29: Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard’s candidature as the ICC vice president appears to have run into rough weather with the BCCI apparently being reluctant to back him in the executive board meeting tomorrow.
BCCI is drawing up its strategy for the ICC executive board meeting where Howard’s nomination will come up for discussion.
BCCI former president Sharad Pawar is also set to take over as the ICC president, becoming the only second Indian after Jagmohan Dalmiya to occupy the coveted post, after the meeting on July 1.
Although there was no official word on the BCCI’s stand, it is learnt that the Indian Board is not too keen to support Howard’s candidature because of his past record and statement.
The BCCI top brass is currently in Singapore for the meeting but a source said that such a development is very much a possibility.
–Agencies