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ICC executive meeting
ICC continues to press Chingoka's claims
Cricinfo staff
January 19, 2009
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Less than a month ago Chingoka was named by the Australian government on a list of those banned from entering the country because of his links with the Mugabe regime. However, last summer, in the light of Chingoka being made unwelcome by the UK authorities, the ICC executive took a decision that all members should be permitted to attend meetings.
To that end, David Morgan, the ICC president, has been in regular contact with the Australian foreign office to try to persuade them to allow Chingoka into the country, just to attend the get-together. Sharad Pawar, who as well as being the ICC's vice-president is also India's agriculture minister, is also believed to have been leaning on the Australian authorities.
Chingoka, who is the longest-standing member of the executive by more than a decade, could offer to stay at home, freeing the way for the meeting to go ahead without him, but it is reported he is reluctant to do this. He already agreed not to attend next summer's annual meeting at Lord's to allow that to go ahead, but is said to be insistent that the issue of where he can and cannot go be resolved.
If attempts to allow Chingoka into Australia fail then it is expected that the meeting will be cancelled rather than held at an alternative venue. It will also mean that the ICC executive cannot meet in Australia or England while he remains Zimbabwe's representative. The same applies to the ICC chief executives' committee while Ozias Bvute, ZC's managing director, is in office.
Sources in Australia maintain that the Australian government would be left acutely embarrassed were they to back down so soon after declaring Chingoka, as well Bvute, persona non grata.
Among other agenda items, the meeting is due to hear the results of the fact-finding trip to Zimbabwe headed by West Indies board chairman Julian Hunte in November.
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We Indians are not known for ethics, but BCCI should stop being too greedy and not support ZC just for the sake of their vote. Instead of asking Aus and Eng to be lenient towards Chingoka it is a question worth asking "why the hell are other boards not seeing such atrocities? what is the reason for them not banning Chingoka?". Hatsoff to Eng and Aus for doing the right thing and not playing dirty and cheap politics like BCCI. apart from money power BCCI has got nothing...no ethics..no conscience.
Posted by Dave10 on (January 20 2009, 04:32 AM GMT)NomDePlume, the real reason Austalia strengthened sanctions against Mugabe and his supporters because it held they them responsible for the cholera epidemic that has broken out in Zimbabwe.
Posted by Clickinfo on (January 19 2009, 15:25 PM GMT)What utter simplistic garbage from NomDePlume. What on earth have the Aborginal people got to do with this issue. Chingoka has been banned because he actively supports the Mugabe regime which is directly and indirectly killing real people. Now. Today. To allow him to saunter into Australia, stay at 5-star hotels and live the life of excess while the regime he supports is letting its own people starve is abhorrent. Playing race card, as you do, is exactly the kind of trick used by the likes of Mugabe and Chingoka. It's not whites who are dying, it's Zimbabweans. So, NomDePlume, cut out the simplistic nonsense and open your eyes.
Posted by NomDePlume on (January 19 2009, 15:21 PM GMT)The real reason Austalia supporters are upset with Zimbabwe is that the Mugabe regime has taken on the 'Anglo Block' and is winning. If the logic against Zimbabwe is used elsewhere, the Aussies should be banned from ICC meetings until their country returns land to the native Aborginal people from whom it was stolen and who have been extremely disenfranchised. India should support Zimbabwe and give them Test status (by recent results, they are better than Bangladesh).
Posted by mctsek007 on (January 19 2009, 13:35 PM GMT)Chingoka its time to go....Right now local leaugues are not having any matches , yes its raing alot but were else is there any rain. ICC please come on a fact finding mission around the country and speak to us, dont come conduct your tours at the airport and in Hotel board rooms.
Posted by robheinen on (January 19 2009, 10:38 AM GMT)Allowing Chingoka into any country of the free world reels us back to the Olympic Games in Berlin 1936. This is, in my opinion, better not done since the universal aim of mankind is - or should be - progress.
Posted by Fireballz on (January 19 2009, 10:32 AM GMT)No way will they let Chingoka into our country and the ICC should take note of the fact that one of their executive committee members is banned from entry into at least 2 other ICC nations. Its an embarrassment to cricket that they've been so gutless for so long. Take a stand!
Posted by devlsmurf on (January 19 2009, 10:24 AM GMT)The ICC should be condemned for its behaviour towards Zimbabwe. A strong smell of double standards echoes around the cricket world after South Africa endured apartheid and was banned from cricket for over 20 years. Now that Zimbabwe is in crisis mode, with people being persecuted equally, does the ICC really want to continue turning a blind eye aganist what is happening there? With the subcontinent taking an astonishing stand of supporting Zimbabwe, for what reason, other than back-hand payments, can I never fathom, this problem will continue to go on. If the Asian bloc does not wish to take a stance that involves conscience, the cricketing community will continue to split over the issue of a country which has not always been competitive on the world stage, and now, continues to progressively get worse. Come on ICC, grow some balls and make the decision thats right, consciously and in cricketing terms.
Posted by TwitterJitter on (January 19 2009, 10:23 AM GMT)I am with government of Australia on this. As a host country they have the absolute right to decide who can and cannot enter their country. If ICC wants to cancel the meeting, it is their prerogative. Don't expect the host country to bend their principles for the ICC.
Posted by A.S.K. on (January 19 2009, 09:50 AM GMT)The ICC should pull their heads in! Peter Chingoka is a puppet of Mugabe - he is appointed by a Board compliant with Mugabe's wishes, and it is as clear as a sunny Zimbabwe day that the funding provided by the ICC to Zimbabwe Cricket hasn't all been spent on cricket in Zimbabwe. I hope the Australian Government sticks to its principles. I also hope that the ICC finds some principles.