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[caption id="attachment_17075" align="alignnone" width="580"] Former ICC Chairman N Srinivasan wants BCCI to terminate Member Participation Agreement. [/caption] Internet Desk: Former BCCI president N Srinivasan wants board members to terminate ICC’s Member Participation Agreement. Anticipating not much support in the Special General Meeting to be held on May 7, the former BCCI chief conducted a teleconference with a selected few board members to discuss terminating the International Cricket Council’s MPA on Tuesday. According to reports, at least 10 members are believed to be supporting the move initiated by the former BCCI chief. It would mean India will not take part in the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy. State associations like Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Saurashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Kerala and Karnataka, Odisha, Goa, Jammu and Kashmir cricket Associations are believed to be with the former BCCI chief. Rajasthan Cricket Association was not part of the teleconference as they are still serving a suspension while Delhi & District Cricket Association’s participation in the SGM is still not clear. Srinivasan’s ‘Big Three’ Revenue model was unanimously rejected by the member boards in the ICC annual conference in Dubai last week. The present ICC chairman Shashank Manohar played a key role in reforming the Revenue and Governance model which saw BCCI losing by 9-1 and 8-2 margin respectively. There is also a section in BCCI who are apprehensive that if the SGM does clear the move to boycott the mini-World Cup in England, the Committee of Administrators would be heading straight to the Supreme Court which won't reflect well. For the board to make a resolution in SGM, it requires at least 15 votes which at the moment are not with Srinivasan. According to a reliable source in BCCI, the members are divided on the issue of India’s participation in the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy in June. Pulling out of the Champions Trophy will mean India might face isolation from the ICC. India’s participation in forthcoming ICC events like the Women's World Cup will also get jeopardized. The ICC Women’s World Cup is supposed to be held from June 24 to July 23 in England.