The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday rejected Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja’s proposal to hold a four-nation tournament between India, Pakistan, England and Australia, PTI reported, citing a board member. The cricket governing body had conducted a board meeting over the weekend where chairman Gregor Barclay’s renomination and adding a new member to the council was also up for discussion. 

Ramiz Raja had projected a $750 million revenue from the four-nation tournament for five years. He had said that the proposal will be presented to the ICC during the board meeting. 

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However, ICC members unanimously shot down the PCB chief’s idea, PTI reported. 

“In any case, ICC’s Financial and Commercial Affairs Committee (F&CA) was against this proposal. As we know that the MPA (Members Participation Agreement) doesn’t allow any member nation to host more than tri-nation, organizing four-nation every year would have in any case devalued ICC’s own marquee events,” a board member said, as per PTI reports. 

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Citing sources, PTI on Sunday also reported that Raja is considering resigning from his position in the wake of the ouster of Imran Khan as prime minister of the country. 

The ICC is also convinced to let Barclay complete his term till end of October. 

“There has been no discussion on renomination of Barclay. But he will finish his current two year term as a chairman till end of October. So the process of nominating a new chairman only starts in November,” an ICC Board member told PTI. 

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BCCI secretary Jay Shah, as per the source, in being inducted into the ICC cricket committee. The son of the Home Minister of India, as per reports, is also being considered for chairma. The Indian board is ikely to have their AGM in September after which its’ composition will be clear.