ICC upholds 2 yr ban on Samuels

The committee found Samuels guilty of offence C 4 (ix) of the ICC Code of Conduct, namely that he “received any money, benefit or other reward (whether financial or otherwise) which could bring him or the game of cricket into disrepute.” “An official enquiry made up of Michael Beloff, the Chairman of the ICC Code of Conduct Commission, and two other ICC Code of Conduct Commissioners, has reviewed the WICB Disciplinary Committee finding to ascertain whether the disciplinary process and the punishment imposed were in keeping with the ICC regulations.

“The official enquiry found both the process and the punishment to be appropriate and those findings were accepted by the ICC Board,” the governing body said.

The ICC also formally announced that the controversial Oval Test, which Pakistan forfeited amid extraordinary circumstances, would go down in the record book not as a match England won but as a drawn tie. More PTI AY MRM MRM 07032048 DEL SPORT ICC 2 LAST “This means the series result is altered from 3-0 toEngland to 2-0. All players’ performances in the match are unaffected.

“The Board’s decision was based on the view that in light of the unique set of circumstances, the original result of the match was felt to be inappropriate,” the ICC said in a statement.

Dwelling on the Future Tours Programme post-2012, the governing body discussed the necessity to protect all three formats of the game and the ‘icon’ Test series.

Regarding this year’s Champions Trophy, scheduled in Pakistan, the ICC Board received an interim report from security consultants on the arrangements for the Asia Cup and said it would wait for a final report in due course.

“At this stage the ICC Champions Trophy will proceed as scheduled,” the statement said.

The Chief Executives’ Committee also gave its nod to one-over eliminator, which would replace bowl-out both in this year’s Champions Trophy and next year’s ICC World Twenty20.

The eliminator will be applicable in the semi-finals and the final in the ICC Champions Trophy and all matches in the ICC World Twenty20.