London: A reproachful Tim May says the financial model, on which cricket is run globally by mighty India, has to end if the game is to be saved from a running into a serious crisis. May was recently replaced controversially in the ICC Cricket Committee amid allegations that India forced a re-vote into the election and imposed its own candidate in Laxman Sivaramakrishnan on the members boards.
May, who headed players organisation FICA for eight years before handing the baton to Paul Marsh, said ICC was not being run properly and if it continues this way, soon world cricket will face a crisis. "You would like to think there are people who are strong within that board who would say, 'hey let's not wait until there is an absolute crisis'. I am not sure that point has yet quite been reached but all the signs are that it will be if we continue the slide," May said.
"You can muddle along but you will deteriorate. I think you're going to run out of thumbs to plug all the leaks. Out of the countries that play international cricket, let's not paint a rosy picture here: Zimbabwe essentially broke, Sri Lankan cricket essentially broke, Bangladesh essentially broke or thereabouts, Pakistan, I don't think they're doing very well financially, the West Indies cricket board broke.
"We have got a model where there is going to be a moment in time where a number of Test-playing countries are actually going to
10:33 PM, Jun 09, 2013
Melbourne: The Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) on Thursday unveiled a new leadership structure after the resignation of its long-serving CEO Tim May by making Paul Marsh the Executive Chairman of the body. FICA President Jimmy Adams said Marsh was elected as Executive Chairman by Chief Executives of the individual player associations, with Ian Smith as Chief Operating Officer. "Mr. Marsh is the current Chief Executive of the Australian...
09:48 AM, Jun 06, 2013
Johannesburg: The South African Cricketers' Association (SACA) has paid tribute to Tim May, who resigned as the chief executive of the Federation of International Cricketers Associations (FICA) citing frustration at the global governing body amid allegations of corruption in the game and backroom politicking. "Tim has done a great job for all of us. We shouldn't forget what it was like before FICA came along and before the establishment of...
07:17 PM, Jun 05, 2013
Sydney: Tim May on Wednesday quit as head of cricket's international players' union after eight years, lashing out at the sport's powerbrokers and their alleged "threats, intimidation and backroom deals". May, who was last month controversially ousted from an International Cricket Council players' committee amid allegations of pressure from India, said he was tired of battling the governing body. "More and more we see allegations of corruption and malpractice on...
08:21 AM, Jun 05, 2013
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...
10:23 AM, May 17, 2013
New Delhi: While the Federation of International Cricketers' Association (FICA) has called for a probe by the ICC into the election of Laxman Sivaramakrishnan to the cricket committee, its chief executive Tim May has spelt out he will not seek re-election even if the voting and election process is found to be unconstitutional in the inquiry. Speaking to CNN-IBN, May also reiterated that FICA has evidence of certain boards trying...
10:19 AM, May 11, 2013
Dubai: The ICC on Thursday clarified its stand on the recent appointment of Laxman Sivaramakrishnan as the players' representative in its Cricket Committee, saying a re-vote was conducted due to confusion over the first voting process. Sivaramakrishnan, who is employed by the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) as a commentator, replaced Tim May on the ICC cricket committee, an appointment that attracted criticism from various quarters. "In January this year, because...
07:53 PM, May 09, 2013
Sydney: Removed from an ICC committee following allegations of pressure from India, Tim May has said it was time someone "stood up to the cancer of stand-over tactics" that defines cricket's governing body. May was replaced on the ICC cricket committee by the former India legspinner, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, who is employed by the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) as a commentator. The furore was caused following allegations that BCCI forced a...
02:29 PM, May 09, 2013
New Delhi: Preferring not to say it in as many words, former Australian spinner and FICA boss Tim May on Tuesday made a veiled reference to his ouster from the ICC's Cricket Committee, saying he is more interested in the apex body "policing" and maintaining its stated "governance". There have been allegations that the BCCI forced some of the captains of the member boards to vote in favour of former...
08:12 PM, May 07, 2013
Melbourne: A miffed Federation of International Cricketers Association today demanded an ICC ethics committee enquiry into BCCI-backed L Sivaramakrishnan's appointment as a players' representative in the governing body, saying captains could have been forced to vote against incumbent Tim May. Sivaramakrishnan replaced May, who is also the FICA CEO, on the ICC Cricket Committee after a reported re-vote pushed for by the BCCI. It is alleged that in the initial...
01:45 PM, May 07, 2013
New Delhi: Revealing BCCI's another arm-twisting move, a report in Australia's The Daily Telegraph on Tuesday said that the Indian board's president N Srinivasan used power tactics to get Laxman Sivaramakrishnan on the ICC Cricket Committee by "threatening countries to ensure that the majority of Test captains voted against Tim May". Sivaramakrishnan replaced May on the influential cricket committee for a three-year term on Monday. May has a history of...
09:08 AM, May 07, 2013
Dubai: In an appointment that was backed by the BCCI, former India leg-spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan Monday replaced Tim May as a players' representative on the ICC Cricket Committee. "... Sivaramakrishnan is one of the two Current Player representatives [replacing Tim May]. The other Current Player representative is former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara, who has been on the committee since 2007," the ICC said in a statement here today. "Sangakkara...
12:48 PM, May 06, 2013
Tim May said on the current payment dispute between Royal Challengers Bangalore and some of its players. ...
05:22 PM, Aug 05, 2012
But such an action will need the support of players who have not been paid their BPL dues, said FICA. ...
02:06 PM, Jul 12, 2012
Bangladesh's inaugural T20 league was held in February and attracted a host of overseas players. ...
05:16 PM, Jul 11, 2012
According to a FICA statement, 12 overseas players were yet to receive their payments amounting to over $600,000. ...
02:46 PM, Jul 11, 2012
The Federation of International Cricketers Association CEO Tim May had threatened to take legal action over the non payment of dues. ...
12:47 PM, Jun 13, 2012
BCB president Mustafa Kamal said that payments of all the players who participated in the BPL will be cleared. ...
11:43 AM, Jun 10, 2012
Meetings have been scheduled between the ICC and FICA from June 10 to 13 in Barbados to resolve the contract dispute. ...
05:22 PM, Jun 09, 2012
Tim May claimed that the Bangladesh board and BPL franchises have failed to pay players but did not identify them. ...
04:43 PM, Jun 09, 2012
