Two-thirds majority vote within the ICC board – seven out of 10 votes – will be needed for any resolution to be moved on Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe is part of the ten countries and it has so far won the favor of India and Pakistan, who have clearly stated that it will back ZC.
“We are very clear that we would like to fully support Zimbabwe on the issue of full membership of the ICC,” Niranjan Shah, BCCI secretary, recently told Cricinfo.
The Pakistan Cricket Board, has also made it clear that it will send its A team on a tour to Zimbabwe in August as scheduled, irrespective of any decision made today.
Zimbabwe will not only miss next year’s edition of the Twenty20 World Cup, to be held in England and all other future tournaments but they will also lose the lucrative ICC funding and valuable voting rights if the members around the table in Dubai rule the country out as a full member of the world governing board.
‘Zimbabwe is a full member of FIFA and we are currently participating in a World Cup qualifying campaign; we have a swimming programme which has produced Kirsty Coventry, a recent winner in the world championships,” Ozias Bvute, Zimbabwe cricket managing director said.
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