The formula was advocated by former BCCI president N. Srinivasan, who was later suspended for being involved in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match-fixing scandal. Earlier in 2013, the ICC gave additional power to Australia, England and India which invited a flurry of criticism from the independent cricket stakeholders. Shaharyar informed that Pakistan want termination of the 'Big Three' formula in order to bring democratic system at the ICC. Thakur's plan is in direct contrast to his predecessor and current ICC president Shashank Manohar, who is looking forward to the abolishment of `Big Three` for the cricket's benefit. Briefcase 1 Anurag Thakur likely to push for 'The Big Three'concept including India, Australia and England despite ICC president Shashank Manhora's wishes2 'The Big Three' consists of India, Australia and England, giving them additional powersBoard of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Anurag Thakur is likely to back the continuation of `Big three`, featuring the cricket boards of India, England and Australia, in the annual International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting to be held in the last week of June in London.

Source: India Today June 13, 2016 09:11 UTC