Malcolm Speed, the ICC chief executive, has been put on paid leave until his contract runs out on July 4.
Rumours had been circulating for the last month that Speed had had a serious falling-out with Ray Mali, the president, following the ICC executive’s decision not to take any major action against Zimbabwe following an independent forensic audit carried out by KPMG.
In a brief statement, David Morgan, the ICC’s president-elect, said: "This … is the result of a fundamental breakdown in the relationship between the CEO and a number of board members, including the president, over a variety of issues that include Zimbabwe.
“David Richardson, the ICC general manager - cricket, will serve as interim CEO until Speed’s replacement, Haroon Lorgat, assumes the role at the ICC’s annual conference at the beginning of July.”
agay agay dekhiye hota hai kiya.
There will be some reallignments in near future. ICC is in a weird situation. IPL alone is sold more than double of ICC's ten year program. It will take some time to digest the new wave in cricket.
According to rumors published on CricInfo, Speed's ouster has to do with his displeasure at ICC doing nothing about the corruption in Zimbabwe cricket and his public statement that ICL issue is not formally brought up by the Indians.
As far as the Zimbabwe issue is concerned, its very likely that there is every truth in the auditors report and huge embezzelment took place. Why ICC wants to cover it up is prolly due to political reasons, and Speed is rightly incensed.
Re: ICL, I think it is open gunda gardi by BCCI. Might is right, so anyone standing up for the poor blokes at ICL is toast.