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On way to Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore for visit to Karachi via PIA flight PK 303

Gains of the big 3 in the today’s ICC meet at Dubai – Eat more sugar cane

A Times of India Report.

DUBAI: In a landmark move that will change the global structure of cricket administration, the BCCI’s status as the most influential cricketing body in the world was on Tuesday formally acknowledged with bulk of its demands being “unanimously” passed at the ICC executive board meeting.

While the ‘Position Paper’ was not tabled and exact percentage of revenue sharing was also not revealed, the decisions taken would certainly make BCCI happy as they would now largely control world cricket’s governing body along with England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Australia (CA) for company.

A press release issued by ICC after the conclusion of the first day’s events states: “Recognition of the need for strong leadership of the ICC, involving leading Members, which will involve BCCI taking a central leadership responsibility”.

While BCCI’s demand for immunity of the ‘Big Three’ in a two-tier Test format was ruled out, they had their way in deciding the exclusive bi-lateral series agreements from 2015-2023.

The release also states: “The establishment of an Executive Committee (ExCo) and Financial & Commercial Affairs Committee (F&CA) to provide leadership at an operational level, with five members, including BCCI, CA and ECB representatives.”

The decks were also cleared for BCCI president N Srinivasan to become the chairman of the ICC Board with effect from June 2014 as the first chairman will be from BCCI. Similarly, a Cricket Australia representative will be the chairman of the Executive Committee (EX-Co) while the ECB representative will be head of Finance and Commercial Affairs (F&CA) committee.

BCCI also had their way in doing away with the proposed World Test Championship as the Champions Trophy (50-over format) will stay on with three ICC tournaments being organized in every four years.

The ICC board also decided to create a ‘Test Cricket Fund’ from which all other members (excluding BCCI, CA, ECB) will be equally paid to encourage Test cricket.

Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad

Lahore.

Unanimous Surrender at the ICC..?

Mr. Zaka Ashraf, chairman PCB must explain to the nation why he accepted the below mentioned “Big Three” dictatorship of India, England and Australia to rule the ICC, as stated (4 times) by the ICC press release that these points were agreed “UNANIMOUSLY”.

If Mr. Zaka Ashraf is denying the version of the ICC that it was not unanimously agreed at the today’s ICC meet, PCB must issue a clear cut rebuttal exposing the lie of the ICC.

Full text of media release after ICC Board meeting on January 28

First day of ICC Board meeting concludes with unanimous support for key principles.

The first day of the International Cricket Council’s Board meetings concluded in Dubai today with unanimous support for a set of principles relating to the future structure, governance and financial models of the ICC.

The ICC Board unanimously supported the following principles:

There will be an opportunity for all Members to play all formats of cricket on merit, with participation based on meritocracy; no immunity to any country, and no change to membership status.
A Test Cricket Fund paid equally on an annual basis to all Full Members (except the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Cricket Australia and the England and Wales Cricket Board) will be introduced to encourage and support Test match cricket.
A larger percentage from the increasing Associate Members’ surplus will be distributed to the higher performing non-Full Members.
Mutually agreed bi-lateral FTP Agreements which will be legally binding and bankable and will run for the same period as the ICC commercial rights cycle (2015-2023).
Recognition of the need for strong leadership of the ICC, involving leading Members, which will involve BCCI taking a central leadership responsibility.
A need to recognise the varying contribution of Full Members to the value of ICC events through the payment of ‘contribution costs’.
The establishment of an Executive Committee (ExCo) and Financial & Commercial Affairs Committee (F&CA) to provide leadership at an operational level, with five members, including BCCI, CA and ECB representatives. Anybody from within the Board can be elected to Chair the Board and anybody from within ExCo and F&CA can be elected to Chair those Committees. With the ICC undergoing a transitional period that includes a new governance structure and media rights cycle, this leadership will be provided for two years from June 2014 by: a BCCI representative to Chair the ICC Board, a CA representative to Chair the ExCo and an ECB representative to Chair the F&CA.
A new company will be incorporated to tender future commercial rights for ICC events. There will be three major ICC events in each four-year cycle, including the ICC Champions Trophy which will replace the ICC World Test Championship.
ICC will utilise a more efficient operating model for all ICC events, with a simplified accounting model across ICC income and expenditure to help better manage ICC administrative and event costs.
ICC President Alan Isaac said: “This is an important time for world cricket and it is extremely encouraging that the ICC Board has unanimously supported a set of far-reaching principles that will underpin the long-term prosperity of the global game.

“These principles emphasise the primacy of Test cricket and that for the first time in cricket’s history participation will be based entirely on meritocracy, giving everyone powerful incentives to play better cricket and develop better cricketers.

“There is more work to be done by the Members in developing their schedules of bilateral cricket while at the ICC we need to work through the detail of the manner in which these principles will be implemented.

“Extensive work will now be undertaken in advance of a follow-up Board meeting next month.”

Mr Isaac also expressed his disappointment with the misconceptions that had been created as a result of a draft position paper produced by three ICC Members being leaked.

“Several months ago I encouraged BCCI, CA and ECB to enter into a constructive dialogue together to help resolve some of the key commercial and governance issues facing the game. These leading cricket nations have worked tirelessly to produce a document which provided the basis for the past few weeks of extremely constructive discussions.

“It is obviously very disappointing that a draft position paper from these Members was leaked as this prompted a debate that ignored the ongoing negotiations between all Members and led to unwarranted criticism of many of those involved in the process.

“The principles agreed today provide clear evidence that through the course of further discussions over the coming weeks we can be increasingly confident in achieving consensus.”

David Richardson, the ICC Chief Executive, added: “An enormous amount of effort has gone into developing a comprehensive set of proposals that include input from all Members.

“The Board has held some very constructive, inclusive, wide-ranging and far-reaching discussions and I am looking forward to bringing to fruition some of the principles that have been proposed and accepted in relation to the cricketing structures of the global game.”

Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad

Lahore.

Mr. Zaka Ashraf must explain to the nation why he accepted the below mentioned “Big Three” dictatorship of India, England and Australia, as stated by the ICC press release that these points were agreed “UNANIMOUSLY”.

Full text of media release after ICC Board meeting on January 28

First day of ICC Board meeting concludes with unanimous support for key principles.

The first day of the International Cricket Council’s Board meetings concluded in Dubai today with unanimous support for a set of principles relating to the future structure, governance and financial models of the ICC.

The ICC Board unanimously supported the following principles:

There will be an opportunity for all Members to play all formats of cricket on merit, with participation based on meritocracy; no immunity to any country, and no change to membership status.
A Test Cricket Fund paid equally on an annual basis to all Full Members (except the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Cricket Australia and the England and Wales Cricket Board) will be introduced to encourage and support Test match cricket.
A larger percentage from the increasing Associate Members’ surplus will be distributed to the higher performing non-Full Members.
Mutually agreed bi-lateral FTP Agreements which will be legally binding and bankable and will run for the same period as the ICC commercial rights cycle (2015-2023).
Recognition of the need for strong leadership of the ICC, involving leading Members, which will involve BCCI taking a central leadership responsibility.
A need to recognise the varying contribution of Full Members to the value of ICC events through the payment of ‘contribution costs’.
The establishment of an Executive Committee (ExCo) and Financial & Commercial Affairs Committee (F&CA) to provide leadership at an operational level, with five members, including BCCI, CA and ECB representatives. Anybody from within the Board can be elected to Chair the Board and anybody from within ExCo and F&CA can be elected to Chair those Committees. With the ICC undergoing a transitional period that includes a new governance structure and media rights cycle, this leadership will be provided for two years from June 2014 by: a BCCI representative to Chair the ICC Board, a CA representative to Chair the ExCo and an ECB representative to Chair the F&CA.
A new company will be incorporated to tender future commercial rights for ICC events. There will be three major ICC events in each four-year cycle, including the ICC Champions Trophy which will replace the ICC World Test Championship.
ICC will utilise a more efficient operating model for all ICC events, with a simplified accounting model across ICC income and expenditure to help better manage ICC administrative and event costs.
ICC President Alan Isaac said: “This is an important time for world cricket and it is extremely encouraging that the ICC Board has unanimously supported a set of far-reaching principles that will underpin the long-term prosperity of the global game.

“These principles emphasise the primacy of Test cricket and that for the first time in cricket’s history participation will be based entirely on meritocracy, giving everyone powerful incentives to play better cricket and develop better cricketers.

“There is more work to be done by the Members in developing their schedules of bilateral cricket while at the ICC we need to work through the detail of the manner in which these principles will be implemented.

“Extensive work will now be undertaken in advance of a follow-up Board meeting next month.”

Mr Isaac also expressed his disappointment with the misconceptions that had been created as a result of a draft position paper produced by three ICC Members being leaked.

“Several months ago I encouraged BCCI, CA and ECB to enter into a constructive dialogue together to help resolve some of the key commercial and governance issues facing the game. These leading cricket nations have worked tirelessly to produce a document which provided the basis for the past few weeks of extremely constructive discussions.

“It is obviously very disappointing that a draft position paper from these Members was leaked as this prompted a debate that ignored the ongoing negotiations between all Members and led to unwarranted criticism of many of those involved in the process.

“The principles agreed today provide clear evidence that through the course of further discussions over the coming weeks we can be increasingly confident in achieving consensus.”

David Richardson, the ICC Chief Executive, added: “An enormous amount of effort has gone into developing a comprehensive set of proposals that include input from all Members.

“The Board has held some very constructive, inclusive, wide-ranging and far-reaching discussions and I am looking forward to bringing to fruition some of the principles that have been proposed and accepted in relation to the cricketing structures of the global game.”

“Happiness is not in our circumstances, but in ourselves. It is not something we see, like a rainbow, or feel, like the heat of the fire. Happiness is something we are.”

John B. Sheerin –

Mr. Imran Khan Niazi Sahab, your SILENCE on the big 3 of the ICC to hijack world cricket is not only very strange but DEAFENING, as well.

However, even of you say something on the ICC crisis, it will be too late, as they are already huddled today for the crucial meeting.

Anyway, we expected from a thundering response for safeguarding the Pakistani interest and the interest of the world cricket.

Mr. Imran Khan Niazi Sahab, your SILENCE on the nefarious plan of the big 3 of the ICC to hijack world cricket is not only very strange, but DEAFENING, as well.

However, even if now you say something on the ICC crisis, it will be too late, as they are already huddled today for the crucial meeting.

Anyway, we expected from YOU a thundering response for safeguarding the Pakistani interest and the interest of the world cricket.

International Women’s Day – A Proposal submitted on 8 August, 2012, for the Emancipation of Pakistani Women.

It is proposed that a resolution may be moved in ALL Provincial Assemblies and a legislation in National Assembly be enacted to ensure that Pakistani women are not dis-enfranchised in any constituency of general, bye-elections and local body polls by a pact between all the candidates that they will not allow their women to cast votes.

A law can be passed that if women votes are not cast in any election, that candidate will not be declared a winner. In other words, no election will be valid without women votes.

“Because sometimes you have to step outside of the person you’ve been, and remember the person you were meant to be, the person you wanted to be, the person you are.”

— H.G. Wells

An Appeal to the PM Pakistan : Advice of Ramiz Raja : No need to show PAKISTANIAT and even become BEYSHARAM to take Indian money and vote for BCCI’s “big three” program at the ICC

Dear Mr. Prime Minister Pakistan,

AoA.

I am really glad to know that you have committed (as reported today over media) that sacrifices given in the way of fighting terrorism, will not be allowed to go in vain. In fact, Pakistan is the legacy and a trust of the blood of our martyrs, since its inception. As such, it is the duty of every Pakistani to safeguard its HONOUR, plus geographical and ideological frontiers, with the best of abilities and capabilities.

In this regard, I invite your kind attention towards the subject mentioned treacherous and shameless statement of Ramiz Raja, former captain of Pakistan cricket team and Ex. CEO PCB, telecast LIVE by the GEO TV on the night of 26th Jan. 2014, and reported by the Jang newspaper today, attached below for your kind perusal.

Even Bishen Singh Bedi, snubbed and gave a face breaking reply to Ramiz Raja, during the live program and said that why should Pakistan become BEYSHARAM. BSB, even further said that the BCCI’s “big three” plan for the change of the ICC structure, will destroy the world cricket.

Mr. Prime Minister, you are requested to issue necessary orders to immediately initiate appropriate legal (for example registration of FIR) and administrative actions (cancellation of his Pakistani nationality/passport) against Ramiz Raja, for deliberately and intentionally degrading and ridiculing Pakistan and also severely demoralising and hurting the feelings of the Pakistanis.

However, if we fail to take any action against such fifth columnists (This group of subversive agents provides support to the enemy from within their own country by sabotaging its national interests, passing state secrets, collaborating and attempting to undermine a nation’s solidarity),
then all the national martyrs and their families, will have a right to ask that why to offer supreme sacrifice for the sake of the country? Why not barter national interest and its prestige, in lieu of the money. Here, again such fifth columnist will put forward their argument that why not become BEYSHARAM and trade Dr. Shakeel Afridi for $33 million?

Mr. Prime Minister, nations never barter their prestige for any amount of money. If this was the case, you yourself could have got billions and billions of dollars, for not detonating the atom bomb, when the US president was ready to offer any amount of money, in lieu of accepting US dictation of refraining from nuclear detonation.

We must remember that the only job of the fifth columnists is to break the will of a nation, to stand up in the face of the adverse situations; and to promote the poisonous SURRENDER mentality.

As such, these hidden enemies are more dangerous than any open foe. Hence, such malicious elements must be dealt with an iron hand and in a ruthless manner; so as to make them an example for others, who may be ready to sell the national interests, for their avarice.

Such harsh punishments, will also be a reflection and testimony of the nations resolve, to never ever surrender, under any adverse circumstances.

Here, I will conclude with a quote/statement of the father and founder of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah Sahib, who warned “I tell you once again, do not fall into the trap of those who are the enemies of Pakistan. Unfortunately you have fifth-columnists. I am sorry to say that they are Muslims, who are financed by outsiders.”

Best Regards,

Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad
Lahore.