this stage, we are hoping Tone (Winterstein) will be right but there are a couple of options there.Ponga might not have played a NRL game yet but is already considered one of the codes hottest properties.He has already been nam

BCCI president Anurag Thakur has said the board is being arm-twisted on two fronts: as a result of the Lodha committees recommendations for structural reform, and due to the change at the top of the ICC, where Shashank Manohar has taken charge as the independent chairman. Thakur also took exception to Manohars remarks that his priorities lay with the ICC and not the BCCI. Manohar had suggested that it wasnt his responsibility but that of the BCCI representative to look after the boards interest at the ICC table.I think these [Lodha] recommendations and [the] change in ICC [regime] are arm-twisting BCCI both at home and at the ICC which is not good for Indian cricket, Thakur said. The situation of BCCI - a global leader till the recommendation of the Lodha committee... now with the new ICC regime they are trying to sideline the BCCI, one of the most important stakeholders in global cricket today. Just [because of] one recommendation, we are not taken seriously.Thakur, who is in Greater Noida to watch the final of the Duleep Trophy, told reporters that the BCCI, by virtue of being a global leader, had an obligation to look after the interest of smaller boards. He reiterated the BCCIs concerns over the budget for next years Champions Trophy in England, which the Indian board felt was three times as much as what was allotted to India for the World T20 earlier this year.Yes, BCCI should look after its interests, but BCCI does not only limit itself to look after BCCIs interests, Thakur said. If he [Manohar] is saying that he has got nothing to do with the BCCI, BCCI is one of the 105 members and one of the most important stakeholders of the ICC today. And, that is why we have raised the issue - when the others kept mum - that we want to go through the Champions Trophy budget.Compare the World [T20] Cup with the Champions Trophy - we had 56 matches, Champions Trophy has close to 15 matches; we had eight venues, they had only three venues; it was a 49-day event and the Champions Trophy is only a 20-day event. So the per-match cost is three times higher. Every single penny saved is every single penny earned, not only for BCCI but for 105 countries.When you talk about the two-tier Test system, BCCI could have got benefits by joining hands with those associations like Australia and England, but we stood by countries like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, and to an extent like West Indies.Thakur questioned Manohars motives for amending the ICC constitution, which played a part in his being elected unopposed as the first independent chairman of the world body. 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He appeared to be a bad egg.Now, Kalyn Ponga looms as a potential saviour for an injury-hit North Queensland ahead of Friday nights NRL semi-final against Brisbane in Townsville.Days after becoming embroiled in an alleged egg throwing incident, teenager Ponga is firming to feature in the grand final re-match after training on Thursday as cover for winger Antonio Winterstein (ribs).In a move that left some shellshocked, Cowboys coach Paul Green admitted 18-year-old rookie Ponga and another egg-gate member Tautau Moga were on standby.But it emerged late on Thursday that Ponga was all but locked in to become just the sixth player to make their first-grade debut in a final in 30 years after news that Winterstein was battling to recover.It would cap a remarkable turnaround for either player.The pair were among five Cowboys charged with two counts of wilful damage after allegedly being caught by police throwing eggs at passing cars last week in Townsville.Moga and Jason Taumalolo were fined $2500 by the Cowboys while all five players agreed to pay for any damage to vehicles.The players are due to appear next month in Townsville court.However, Ponga or Moga might help a depleted North Queensland against their old enemy Brisbane.He (Ponga) trained with the boys allong with Tautau Moga, Green confirmed on Thursday.ddddddddddddts a big game, a big occasion, but we will make that decision if we have to.At this stage, we are hoping Tone (Winterstein) will be right but there are a couple of options there.Ponga might not have played a NRL game yet but is already considered one of the codes hottest properties.He has already been named fullback in the NRL under 20s Team of the Year for 2016 and is expected to take out player of the season honours.The Cowboys under 20s star has also become embroiled in an eligibility tug of war between Queensland and New Zealand after being dubbed the next Johnathan Thurston.A question mark emerged over his allegiances after he opted not to play in this years Junior Test at Parramatta after both the Junior Kangaroos and Junior Kiwis revealed they wanted to pick him.Not that Green wanted to put any more pressure on Ponga.Asked if Ponga was poised to become a star of the future, Green said: I dont like putting tags on young players.I dont think it does anyone any good.It just puts more pressure on kids.He is developing nicely but I am not going to put tags on him. 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