New Delhi: BCCI's interim chief Jagmohan Dalmiya is likely to represent the Indian cricket board at the ICC's Annual Conference scheduled to start in London from June 23.
With president N Srinivasan 'stepping aside' till the two-member probe committee complete their inquiry on his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, Dalmiya who is now the functional head of the BCCI will be the face of the board at the meeting which might witness some important decisions.
"Dalmiya is all set to represent BCCI in London. As of now, there is certainly not going to be any change in this plan," a senior BCCI official told PTI on Thursday.
The meeting is likely to be a tense one as ICC is likely to take a stand on whether the Decision Review System (DRS) can be uniformly implemented across all Test playing nations....
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