Last month the ICC chief executives recommended reducing the World Cup to 38 days and 14 teams, two fewer than 2007 in West Indies - a tournament which was heavily criticised as too long and cumbersome.
The 2011 World Cup will be jointly staged by India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
"We're deeply concerned about the future impact of leagues like the IPL on our cricket... "
Julian Hunte,
West Indies board chief |
Speed, the current ICC CEO, will step down after the annual meeting in June and July, with former Indian board chief Inderjit Bindra, South Africa's former chief selector Haroon Lorgat and Imtiaz Patel, a former director of the board, among those in contention to replace the Australian..
A four-member sub-committee that includes ICC President Ray Mali and England's David Morgan, who will succeed him this year, will make their recommendations on the candidate, the ICC release said.
IPL impact
The meeting will also discuss the concerns of national boards who are facing erosion in the ranks of their national teams due to the lucrative Twenty20 Indian Premier League (IPL).
The inaugural 44-day, eight-team tournament begins on April 18.
An ICC spokesman said so far no board had requested the governing body to provide a free slot in the international calendar to accommodate the annual league.
The West Indies board chief was among those who are worried.
"We're deeply concerned about the future impact of leagues like the IPL on our cricket particularly when their seasons are in direct competition with our tours or our domestic season," Julian Hunte said in a statement on the board's website.
"We and New Zealand will be the big losers.
"Already it is clear that three of our players will have to choose between representing teams in the IPL or representing their region."
The ICC board will also decide whether to approve a trial in a Test series later this year of more technology to aid umpires' decisions.