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ICC's focus on Zim

AFP, Lahore
World cricket's governing body will review the sport's international structure and look into a report on alleged racism involving Zimbabwe when it meets this week in the eastern Pakistan city of Lahore, a statement said Thursday.
The future structure of the programme of Tests and one-day internationals will be discussed amid suggestions that weaker teams like Bangladesh and Zimbabwe be relegated to a second tier because their matches with cricket's top nations are cruelly one sided.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) executive board meeting will also consider the report by India's Solicitor General Goolam Vahanvati and South African High Court Judge Steven Majiedt into allegations of racism in Zimbabwe cricket, an ICC statement said.
"The review of the structure of cricket and the inquiry into racism in Zimbabwean cricket are both on the agenda of the ICC executive board meeting that will take place in Lahore, Pakistan on 16-17 October," the ICC said.
Cricket in the African country is in turmoil following a strike by 15 white players led by former captain Heath Streak who alleged racism in Zimbabwe cricket in April this year.
The Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) refuted the allegations, instantly sacked the rebel players and have subsequently been forced to field a weak and inexperienced side under young captain Tatenda Taibu.
Following Zimbabwe's humiliating defeat in two Tests against Sri Lanka and eight consecutive one-day losses, the ICC suspended Zimbabwe's Test status until the end of this year and launched an inquiry which was held on September 30 and October 1.
It will be the first opportunity for the ICC board to consider the future structure of the programme of Tests and one-day international following discussions by the chief executives of all countries at their meeting in September, said the ICC release.
There have been suggestions that weaker teams like Bangladesh and Zimbabwe be relegated to a second tier in which competition would be more tightly matched.
The ICC board will consider a range of alternatives identified by the chief executives committee and provide direction to ICC management as to which, if any, it wishes to be examined further, ICC said.
Other matters on the agenda include a recommended amend-
ment to the ICC Code of Conduct to include team selectors in the definition of team officials and further discussions on the future relocation of the ICC outside London, the statement said.
Pakistan's chief selector Wasim Bari severely criticised English umpire David Shepherd for his two poor decisions in the final of the triseries against Australia at Amstelveen, Holland in August this year.
This prompted the ICC to consider forbidding the selectors from criticising the ICC officials through its code of conduct which was previously applicable to only players, team management and officials of the cricket boards.