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Percy Sonn of South Africa is to replace Ehsan Mani as ICC president. The man who played a crucial role when South Africa returned to world cricket after the fall of apartheid in 1991, would bring ''a wealth of experience and a deep understanding of the issues in the game.'' remarked Ehsan Mani.

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Graeme Smith adds: “It is a wonderful feather in South African cricket's cap to have advocate Percy Sonn as President of the ICC. We in cricket are always striving to get to the top, and it is great to see an able and committed administrator such as Advocate Sonn reaching the highest office.” I like the way Smith keeps calling him Advocate Sonn, like His Excellency.