May was recently replaced controversially in the ICC Cricket Committee amid allegations that India forced a re-vote into the election and imposed its own candidate in Laxman Sivaramakrishnan on the members boards.
May, who headed players organisation FICA for eight years before hading the baton to Paul Marsh, said ICC was not being run properly and if it continues this way, soon world cricket will face a crisis.
"You can muddle along but you will deteriorate. I think you're going to run out of thumbs to plug all the leaks. Out of the countries that play international cricket, let's not paint a rosy picture here: Zimbabwe essentially broke, Sri Lankan cricket essentially broke, Bangladesh essentially broke or thereabouts, Pakistan, I don't think they're doing very well financially, the West Indies cricket board broke.
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