BCCI vows to save Zimbabwe from ICC expulsion

Throwing its weight behind Zimbabwe Cricket, the BCCI has made it clear that it would oppose any move to expel Zimbabwe.

Throwing its weight behind Zimbabwe Cricket, the BCCI has made it clear that it would oppose any move to expel the trouble-torn African nation from the International Cricket Council in the July 2 meeting of the governing body’s executive committee.

England and South Africa, who have snapped their ties with Zimbabwe, are pushing for the ZC’s expulsion from the ICC but with the BCCI and other Asian nations backing it, the ICC may find it tough to go ahead with any stringent sanction against the African nation.

“We are very clear that we would like to fully support Zimbabwe on the issue of full membership of the ICC,” BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said.

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“We are aware that some member boards want Zimbabwe’s membership taken away, but we are with Zimbabwe on this.

However, we also understand the positions taken by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket South Africa (CSA) as they were prompted by the advice of the governments in those countries,” he said.

“We do not blame them as they are bound by what their governments decide. But our position is very clear on the issue of full membership and we would like to totally support Zimbabwe on that”, he added.

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