Game-On Reporter
Zimbabwe Cricket chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani is part of a two-member International Cricket Council (ICC) delegation currently in Bangladesh to assess developments ahead of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) elections scheduled for June 7.
Mukuhlani and Dr Mohammed Moosajee of Cricket South Africa arrived in Bangladesh on June 1 amid growing uncertainty surrounding the governance of cricket in the Asian nation.
The ICC representatives have held a series of meetings with key stakeholders, including ad hoc BCB committee chairman Tamim Iqbal and influential director Faim Sinha, as the global governing body seeks to gather information ahead of the polls.
Their visit has attracted significant attention following reports that the delegation also met four former directors from the board led by Aminul Islam Bulbul, which was dissolved by Bangladesh’s National Sports Council (NSC) in April.
The NSC disbanded the Bulbul-led administration on April 7 after a five-member probe committee reportedly uncovered irregularities.
Acting under Section 21 of its 2018 policy framework, the council subsequently appointed former Bangladesh captain Tamim to lead an 11-member ad hoc committee tasked with running cricket affairs and overseeing the election process.
The meeting between the ICC delegation and former BCB directors — M. Najmul Islam, Ahsan Iqbal Chowdhury Zaman, Asif Akbar and Md Hasanuzzaman — has fuelled speculation over the ICC’s position on the upcoming elections.
According to a statement released by the former directors after the meeting, they urged the ICC not to recognise any election conducted under the authority of the ad hoc committee.
“The committee requested the ICC not to recognise any election conducted by or under the authority of the ad hoc committee on June 7 or at any other time,” the statement said.
Mukuhlani’s involvement places Zimbabwe at the centre of a sensitive governance issue involving one of the ICC’s Full Member nations.
As chairman of Zimbabwe Cricket and a respected figure within international cricket administration, Mukuhlani is expected to contribute to the ICC’s assessment of whether the election process complies with the organisation’s governance standards.
The ICC has not publicly commented on the outcome of the meetings, but the delegation’s findings are expected to play an important role in determining the global body’s stance on the Bangladesh cricket elections and the administration overseeing them.
The developments are being closely monitored across the cricket world, with the outcome likely to have implications for governance and compliance among ICC member nations.
