Tamim Iqbal appointed as head of ICC Franchise League Committee

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Tamim Iqbal as chairman of its newly-formed Franchise League Committee, according to an ICC statement issued on Wednesday following, report agencies.
The confirmation came in an ICC media statement issued on Wednesday after the governing body's Annual General Meeting in Scotland.
The committee has been tasked with overseeing plans for a proposed World Club T20 tournament, which is expected to feature champion teams from franchise-based T20 leagues across the world.
Senior cricket administrators from several Full Member nations have been named to the committee. They include Dr Rudie van Vuuren (Cricket Namibia), Devajit Saikia (BCCI), Richard Gould (England and Wales Cricket Board) and Todd Greenberg (Cricket Australia).
At the same meeting, the ICC also reviewed governance and membership matters involving Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Canada and France.
Sri Lanka Cricket was urged to expedite the formation of an elected board. Until then, the governing body will not be represented at ICC board meetings.
France Cricket was placed "on notice" for failing to meet ICC membership requirements, while conditions were outlined for the reinstatement of Cricket Canada, whose suspension remains in effect.
The ICC also approved financial assistance of US$12.82 million for Cricket West Indies to support the board as it addresses ongoing financial challenges.
bdnews24 adds, the ICC formally recognised Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Tamim Iqbal as a member of its board, effectively endorsing the legitimacy of the current BCB leadership.
Tamim also attended the meeting, marking his first appearance at an ICC gathering since becoming BCB president.
He was first elected as a BCB director after bagging the highest number of votes in the board election on Jun 7.
The former Bangladesh skipper won the BCB presidential bid unopposed the same day.
Amid complications over the ICC's recognition, BCB CEO Nizam Uddin Chowdhury still represented the country at the ICC board as the chief of Bangladesh's national cricket body.
The board members named Tamim as BCB's representative in the ICC and Asian Cricket Council after he took charge as the head of the BCB's ad hoc committee last April.
However, the BCB said at that time Nizam continued as the board's representative in the ICC on the advice of the global cricket regulator.
Even after being elected the BCB president, Tamim was not getting an access to the ICC board as he did not receive formal recognition.
The issue of his ICC recognition was mainly pending in the wake of the allegations raised by former BCB president Aminul Islam Bulbul, who had taken up the role in October last year.
The board under his leadership was dissolved on Apr 7, leading to the formation of a new ad hoc committee headed by Tamim the same day.
The National Sports Council dissolved the board over allegations of widespread irregularities and unethical interference in the October election which Aminul had won.
After that, the ICC filed a complaint with Aminul.
Responding to the complaint, the ICC formed a two-member delegation that came to Bangladesh, spoke to all relevant parties, and submitted a report to the ICC.
Now it appears the ICC recognised Tamim following the feedback of its delegation.
During the process, however, several directors of the dissolved board moved the High Court to halt the June BCB elections. Each writ petition was dismissed.
Aminul also kept writing to the ICC repeatedly.
In one such letter, he requested that if the current board remained in charge, Bangladesh's full membership be suspended, ICC funds be stopped and it be excluded from ICC tournaments.
Nevertheless, the ICC did not respond to him.