South Africa board clarifies after Smith backs Ganguly for ICC top job

Smith's comments were backed up by his CEO Jacques Faul, who said that they won't mind an Indian as head of the ICC, although they need to get a mandate from their top bosses

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Due to current situation, there may be a case of Manohar's extension for two months, but Smith's open backing of Ganguly comes as a new twist in the story with England and Wales Cricket Board's former chairman Colin Graves being favourite till now

BS Web Team Agencies New Delhi and Johannesburg

4 min read Last Updated : May 22 2020 | 7:24 PM IST

Cricket South Africa (CSA) director of cricket Graeme Smith on Thursday expressed his support for BCCI president Sourav Ganguly to take over the ICC chairmanship after Shashank Manohar's term ends this month.

Smith's comments were backed up by his CEO Jacques Faul, who said that they won't mind an Indian as head of the ICC, although they need to get a mandate from their top bosses.

However, hours later, CSA clarified its stand regarding the elections of the ICC.

"We must respect both the ICC protocol and our own protocol in deciding which candidate to back. There

Topics : Sourav Ganguly South Africa cricket team International Cricket Council BCCI BCCI administrators

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