Suspended Indian Cricket Chief Narayanaswami Srinivasan was appointed on Thursday new chairman of ICC in the World's body annual conference. The powerful Indian industrialist despite being suspended by India's supreme court as country's cricket chief after being named in a damning report into corruption allegations in the Indian Premier League. Srinivasan was nominated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for global cricket top position and will take charge following ICC annual conference in Melbourne this weekend. "It is an honour to be confirmed as chairman of the International cricket Council" Srinivasan said. "I want to ensure that cricket retains and grows its popularity and that ICC plays a vital role in the global growth." Srinivasan was among 13 people named named in a report into corruption claims in the Indian Premier League T 20 competition, which has been embroiled in allegations of illegal betting and spot-fixing including against his son-in-law. Srinivasan's ascension to the head of ICC follows controversial changes last February to the governance of the global body which handed the majority of the powers and revenues to the sports' three "big nations"-- India, Australia and England.
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