Melbourne, Jul 27: Cricket Australia is likely to drop John Howard as its candidate for the International Cricket Council's president-elect post on Friday, a media report said.
According to a report in 'The Australian', CA is expected to take the decision in its special board meeting scheduled for Friday.
"The meeting is expected to begin the search for a new nominee but there are growing fears in the Australian cricket community that the ICC's disgraceful and unconstitutional snub of Howard will ostracise other quality candidates," the report read.
"While anger still remains among CA and New Zealand Cricket board members over the ICC's rejection of the former prime minister, there is a growing feeling that renominating Mr Howard would only antagonise the bloc that controls cricket," it added.