Following on from their suspension of bi-lateral ties with Zimbabwe, the England & Wales Cricket Board, through their chairman Giles Clarke, is now pushing for the full suspension of Zimbabwe from all international cricket. The Indian board, a long-time supporter of ZC, is seen as key to securing any suspension - BCCI chairman Sharad Pawar has been in London this week and has held discussions on the matter with Clarke, but at this stage it seems unlikely that India would support any such moves:
"We have always supported Zimbabwe cricket and have nothing to do with the political situation there," a senior BCCI official told Cricinfo. "In fact, we are a bit surprised that the issue has been brought up once again since the ICC board had discussed this last year and decided clearly that politics and cricket can't be mixed. The BCCI believes that a country's politics and its cricket don't go together. There is no reason to change our stand now."
Any resolution to suspend Zimbabwe would require the vote of 7 of the ICC's 10 Full Member boards - with Zimbabwe (obviously) and India set to vote against suspension, ZC would need the support of 2 more boards to save their future, and in doing so plunge the ICC into something of a political nightmare. What I wouldn't give for ringside seats to next week's ICC board meeting...
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