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www.cricketinsidestories.com once more came up with a sensational article raising various questions on how suspiciously ICC development department is serving ICC Associate members, which constitute majority of ICC membership. The article is definitely a treat, an eye opener and could help good governing body ICC to use as an exemplary deterrent to clean and get rid of the disgraceful facts and figures synonym to not only compromised employees of head office but also few other unscrupulous employees, harmful parasite clamped to reverse the global growth.
As an African blogger here I want to illuminate some very vital questions, linked directly to the premeditated corruption practice, proved and caught red-handed, but involved personnel are paddling vigorously against the Tide of Vulnerability. They are convinced that they are having the powerful Trump Card which is unfolded on the groundwork called "Fear is Key", enforced by arbitrary unilateral escalation to targeted members. Yes I am talking about Funding to majority poor members, most of them are woefully silent against very limited but powerful frivolous arrogance of unethical staff.
"My way or highway" term is even more sweet than religious choirs in comparison to certain pretentious employees of ICC Development network. You ask disagreeable questions - you loose whatever you are getting.....as simple as that, and King ( & queen?) can do no wrong. They are above ICC regulations, above contractual obligation of employer ICC and lastly they are untouchable even by the National labor authorities for wrong doing because of alleged respite provided by head of executive of Employer ICC.
It seems that few close friends of certain members of ICC Development department enjoy the dubious rides to earn more money under the camouflage of Scorecard grant. This special perquisite is provided to few friendly members who distinctly occupy higher Scorecard rankings and predominant voice in the name of Associate members to support unconditionally the benefit providers; as the powerful "big Brothers" to minnows Associate members who can not vote or weak voters sitting on a swinging position and can be overturned in the future list of Scorecard grant, allegedly if rise contentious questions.
This recrimination is substantiated through proven facts, analysis and discrimination by the very people who are suppose to provide legitimate assistance, valid guidance and constructive pathway to the hard working members for the global cricket benefit.
All hell broke loose when some reporters pointed out the questionable Global ICC Census Chart which containing pathetic false and inflated information in favor of few members related 2018 data. ICC Development department immediately made vanish the Chart from public scrutiny. The development department of ICC website is showing for more than last 6 months as
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ICC Development Department buried the data from Members allegedly to hide their wrong acts and/or save the friendly members, after being EXPOSED by independent reporters.
It is already within the knowledge of cricket fraternity that the CENSUS CHART OF ICC FOR 2018, like few other countries globally, in Africa, Namibia and Rwanda INDISCRIMINATELY AND SHAMELESSLY submitted wrong data in various areas like number of participants, Female participants, Junior participants, number of grounds, pitches, number of coaches, umpires etc, etc, etc. These EXTRAORDINARY MANIPULATION OF DATA awarded extraordinary ranking uplift and extraordinary financial endowment.
Let us now seek for logical course of actions within 3 probabilities;
- Let us assume that Namibia and Rwanda have submitted false inflated census data. Therefore 3 actions must be taken by ICC on the basis of DECLARATION AND UNDERTAKING given by the respective head of member countries : (i) The forfeiture of Funds already paid by ICC to the Member, (ii) The imposition on member of a fine, penalty or deduction from future distribution; and/or (iii) Personal action against signatory and/or Board pursuant to the terms of Reference of the ICC Code of Conduct Commission, or such other process as the ICC shall determined in their absolute discretion.
(NOTE - ICC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DID NOT TAKE ANY ACTIONS AGAINST NAMIBIA AND RWANDA ON SUBMISSION OF FALSE AND INFLATED DATA CORRESPONDING 2018.)
- Let us assume that Namibia and Rwanda VERY HONESTLY submitted the correct data but ICC Development department staff made "humane" mistakes and wrongfully given these two countries higher scorecard ranks and higher grade funding corresponding respective incorrect ranks.
(NOTE - IN THAT CASE, ONCE THE MISTAKES ARE DISCOVERED, AROUND 6 MONTHS BACK, THE COUNTRIES SHOULD HAVE PLACED IN APPROPRIATE RANKING IN ACCORDANCE TO CORRECTED DATA SUBMITTED BY THEM AND COUNTRIES MUST RETURN THE SO CALLED ILLEGITIMATE 1ST QUARTER FUND RECEIVED. UNFORTUNATELY NOTHING OF THESE HAPPENED; COUNTRIES NOT ONLY FAILED TO RETURN ANY SO CALLED ILLEGITIMATE FUND RECEIVED, BECAUSE ICC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DID NOT TAKE ANY ACTION IN THIS DIRECTION. WORSE OF ALL WE CAME TO KNOW FROM OUR RELIABLE SOURCE THAT ALLEGEDLY ICC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT MADE THEIR 2ND QUARTER SO CALLED ILLEGITIMATE FUNDING ALSO IN JUNE 2020 REF. 2018 PAYMENT, TO THESE COUNTRIES.
- If any of above two possibilities didn't happen then only possibility is left behind could be that the suspected countries and certain ICC development Department employees are hand-in-glove and rest of ICC Associate members are facing premeditated deceiving.
It is worth mentioning that there maybe 2 more suspected members in Africa Region and maybe 2 member countries deeply involved from America region whereas, not-so-surprising numbers could be found among European Voting Associates too, ICC Development department is pretending bating straight like Bats hunting at mid-day.
Notwithstanding the most obnoxious, cruel and travesty of justice one can find within the prestigious Global Sports Body like ICC, that the Development Department, the custodian for Cricket Development of near 90% of ICC members, behaving like an untouchable state-within-State. When apparent consensus acceptance of fraudulent acts between regulator and members like Namibia and Rwanda results to annual financial transfusion around 440,000 and 380,000 US Dollars and 3/4th of the respective amounts are apparently already paid in 2020.
Surprisingly countries like Mali, Gambia and Zambia in the group of 18,000 USD per year as allocated under lowest scorecard achievement grant of Associate members were not permitted by Development Department to receive any amount in 2020 as they ARE CHARGED to Non-Compliance of Membership Criteria for retention of membership.
We presume the process against these countries for failing to comply are in progress under ICC Development Department. If found guilty then as per ICC Constitution, regulation and terms of reference appropriate actions will be taken by appropriate Decision making bodies. Now the questions are :
a) Can ICC Development Department stop payment to any members when Non-Compliance process is in progress under the very same Development Department?
b) Can the development department act like a Judge, Jury and Executioner - all 3 in 1 without any accountability?
c) Where is natural justice for members?
d) Why certain "friendly" members involved in alleged fraudulent acts on Scorecard data for Scorecard grant with huge benefited amount but do not suffer any STOP PAYMENT by Development Department but when small associate members allegedly charged with non compliance to membership criteria but not Scorecard grant data falsification, are immediately banned to receive any payment?
NOW MOST PARAMOUNT QUESTION IS, IF NON COMPLIANCE OF MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA PROCESS, WHILE IN PROGRESS AGAINST ACCUSED MEMBERS, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY THEIR SCORECARD GRANT IS STOPPED WITHOUT FINAL DECISION, THEN UNDER SAME LOGIC FOR NON-COMPLIANCE OF CORRECT DATA REGISTRATION OR ACCEPTING FALSE DATA AND AWARDING FRAUDULENT RANKING OR RELEASING ILLEGITIMATE PAYMENTS, BY CONCERNED DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT MANAGERS/OFFICERS/ STAFF; THEN WHY THEIR SALARY WILL NOT BE STOPPED FOR SUCH SCORECARD RANK & GRANT IRREGULARITY PROCESS, TILL IT IS CONCLUDED AND DECISION IS PRONOUNCED BY APPROPRIATE ICC AUTHORITY?
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