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International comments on the ICC proposal

NZ getting 'crumbs' off cricket's ugly top table.

"The extent to which the past injustices of colonialism drive India's cricket takeover are open to interpretation. But servant is now master and with deeper and longer lasting effects than those created by the resentment-fuelled West Indian teams who fought back on the field led by dangerously fast bowling." Chris Rattue, New Zealand Herald

BCCI is ruining World Cricket – Arjuna

"Due to the proposed system there will be no democracy and other countries will be at the mercy of BCCI. Australia and England merely will follow BCCI orders." Arjuna

Mani slams 'Big Three' proposal


"The Three Boards (BCCI, CA, ECB) have completely undermined the integrity and standing of the ICC, its President and the Board of Directors in promoting their own agenda without due and proper discussion by the Board." Mani

Gray, Speed, Lloyd join hands with Mani
Malcolm Speed and Malcolm Gray, both former senior administrators with Cricket Australia and the ICC, have signed a formal letter to the ICC and member nations requesting that the "big three" proposal be immediately withdrawn.
The letter is also undersigned by the former West Indian captain Clive Lloyd and former PCB presidents Shahrayar Khan and Lt Gen. (retd) Tauqir Zia and former BCB president Saber Hossain Chowdhury.

Wisden India has the article