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Sri Lanka among five nations that blocked ICC plans for players' association LONDON, Oct 5 (AFP) - Plans for the International Cricket Council (ICC) to deal directly with one single, multi-national players' association have been blocked after five nations rejected the idea. A majority of the ICC's board was in favour of the proposal, which would have an organisation such as the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) negotiating directly with the world governing body on issues such as sponsorship, security and commercial rights. But an ICC statement issued Friday said Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka had voted against the plan which meant under the organisation's rules it had failed to become policy. ICC president Malcolm Gray said: "It would be simpler for the ICC to deal with one body that represented the players, but the reality is five countries regard the issue of dealing with commercial and management matters as the exclusive right of the home board and the ICC should not have a direct role with the players in this area." And the Australian added: "This issue has been discussed and debated by the ICC board on several occasions and ICC management has argued strongly for an increased role for player representation in management areas at the international level. "It must be recognised that cultural and industrial relations in all countries vary greatly among the ICC members. "If player representation is to take place at the international level, it is up to the players in these countries to convince their boards of the value of having this type of system. There is little point in getting upset or angry. "The reality is the boards of five countries do not accept that the players should be represented internationally on these issues," Gray explained. Arguments about players' representation and their commercial rights dominated the build-up to last month's ICC Trophy tournament when there was a clash between cricketers' individual sponsors and those backing the event itself. A player boycott was avoided but similar problems could resurface ahead of next year's World Cup in South Africa. |
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