Following is the text of the release issued by the ICC after an accord was reachedbetween the BCCI and the world governingbody.
ICC president Malcolm Gray today confirmed that an acceptable solution hasbeen reached between the ICC and BCCI on the issues concerning the Test matchdue to be played between India and England in Mohali next week.
The ICC will establish a Commission ('The ICC Referees Commission') toexamine and report to the ICC executive board on whether the ICC refereefollowed the procedures and acted in accordance with the ICC code of conduct,including the guidelines on the principles of natural justice as set out on page55 of the code, during the second Test match between India and South Africa from16th to 20th November 2001 at Port Elizabeth.
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The commission will be appointed by the ICC in consultation with the BCCI.The commission will consist of persons of the highest reputation and at leasttwo of them will be reputed former cricketers.
The BCCI has agreed that it will instruct its selection panel not to includeVirender Sehwag in the final 12 during the first Test match between India andEngland from 3rd to 7th December at Mohali.
The referees commission will also be asked to advise whether the followingshould be adopted as a part of the current restructuring of the ICC match refereespanel:
(a) Whether there should be a right of appeal against a decision of amatch referee.
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(b) If there is to be a right of appeal, the best way to structure thesystem of appeals so that it is not used to obtain an unfair advantage.
(c) Whether there should be an ICC code of conduct for match referees.
(d) How ICC can best achieve consistency in the penalties imposed by matchreferees.
(e) Whether it should be obligatory on the part of the ICC referees toexplain their decisions to the media and the public, in the best interests ofthe game.
The president of the BCCI, Mr Jagmohan Dalmiya has confirmed his intention toraise grievances relating to this issue at the next meeting of the ICC executiveboard in March 2002. The ICC president, Mr Malcolm Gray has welcomed this as thecorrect forum for the matters to be discussed in full, provided that the BCCImakes a written submission to the ICC concerning the second Test match in SouthAfrica.
Malcolm Gray, Jagmohan Dalmiya
President, ICC, President, BCCI
