BCCI to debate ICC decisions

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will take stock of the issues discussed and the decisions reached at the recent International Cricket Conference (ICC) conclave when its working committee meets for a two-day session in New Delhi on July 2.

The committee is expected to rubber-stamp the contracts of John Wright, the Indian coach, and Andrew Leipus, the physio, while also ratifying a year-long deal with Gregory King, the South African trainer who has replaced Adrian le Roux.

Jagmohan Dalmiya, who represented the BCCI at the ICC parleys last month, is expected to take up the matters discussed in London, and also analyse the decisions taken by the ICC Development International (IDI), based in Monaco.

The IDI was instrumental in withholding India's share of the guarantee money (approximately $9 million) from the recently concluded World Cup, citing ambush marketing claims on the part of the Global Cricket Corporation (GCC) against India's top players.

The BCCI is expected to launch a spirited offensive in defence of the stand taken by it, and the players. It has already announced that it will take the IDI to task for its failure to market the tournament properly.

The contract extensions for Wright and Leipus are a mere formality since Dalmiya has already recommended them.