Karachi: Pakistan has supported the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) in the controversial appointment of L Sivaramakrishnan as a player's representative in the ICC, saying that it voted against incumbent Tim May due to its own disliking for the Australian.
An official in the Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed that the PCB voted against May when his nomination came up and after the BCCI put forward the name of Sivaramakrishnan for a re-vote who was eventually picked for the spot.
"Yes, we voted against May and why not because as chief executive of the Federation of International Cricket Players Association he has never done anything to help or support Pakistan cricket," the official said.
He made it clear that contrary to popular belief that Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka had all voted against May because of the Asian bloc and not due to pressure put on them by the BCCI, he said Pakistan took its own independent decision from the start....
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