Calcutta: The ICC has clarified that the re-vote, which led to Laxman Sivaramakrishnan replacing Tim May on the ICC cricket committee as a current player representative, took place according to the “determined procedure” with “no evidence to suggest” that captains were pressured by their boards to vote for a particular candidate. The ICC stated that it was considering a request made by Fica to refer the issue to its ethics officer.

“In January this year, because of confusion in the voting process for such representatives (for example in respect of what should happen in the case of a tied vote and, where teams had different captains for different formats of the game, which captain should be entitled to vote), the ICC Board considered the matter carefully, and following clarification of the process to be followed, decided that another vote should be taken,” the ICC said.