ICC statement on Sehwag solution
ICC president Malcolm Gray today confirmed that an acceptable solution has
been reached between the ICC and BCCI on the issues concerning the Test
match due to be played between India and England in Mohali next week.
The ICC will establish a Commission ("The ICC Referees Commission") to
examine and report to the ICC Executive Board on whether the ICC Referee
followed the procedures and acted in accordance with the ICC Code of
Conduct, including the guidelines on the principles of natural justice as
set out on page 55 of the Code, during the second Test match between India
and South Africa from 16th to 20th November 2001 at Port Elizabeth.
The Commission will be appointed by the ICC in consultation with the BCCI.
The Commission will consist of persons of the highest reputation and at
least two of them will be reputed former cricketers.
The BCCI has agreed that it will instruct its Selection Panel not to include
Virender Sehwag in the final 12 during the first Test match between India
and England from 3rd to 7th December at Mohali.
The Referees Commission will also be asked to advise whether the following
should be adopted as a part of the current restructuring of the ICC Match
Referees Panel:
(a) Whether there should be a right of appeal against a decision
of a Match Referee
(b) If there is to be a right of appeal, the best way to
structure the system of appeals so that it is not used to obtain an unfair
advantage
(c) Whether there should be an ICC Code of Conduct for Match
Referees
(d) How ICC can best achieve consistency in the penalties
imposed by Match Referees
(e) Whether it should be obligatory on the part of the ICC
referees to explain their decisions to the media and the public, in the best
interests of the game
The president of the BCCI, Mr Jagmohan Dalmiya has confirmed his intention
to raise grievances relating to this issue at the next meeting of the ICC
Executive Board in March 2002. The ICC President, Mr Malcolm Gray has
welcomed this as the correct forum for the matters to be discussed in full,
provided that the BCCI makes a written submission to the ICC concerning the
second Test match in South Africa.