Giles Clarke, the president of the ECB, is set to be summoned to parliament to explain his role in the controversial takeover at the ICC two years ago.

Clarke will become the latest prominent sporting administrator to give evidence to the House of Commons select committee for Culture, Media and Sport – following appearances by FA chairman Greg Dyke in October during the inquest into corruption at FIFA, and Sebastian Coe in December as politicians sought answers to questions about doping in athletics.

A spokesperson for the select committee said: ‘The committee has decided to look into the conduct of the England and Wales Cricket Board in relation to the governance of international cricket, in the context of the other investigations it is currently undertaking.’

ECB president Giles Clarke has been summoned to appear before a House of Commons select committee to explain his role in the controversial takeover of the ICC by the so-called 'big three' in 2014

Though a date is yet to be set for the hearing, Clarke is expected to answer questions about the part the ECB played in the restructuring of the international game’s finances at the start of 2014 – a process that left more money and power in the hands of the so-called ‘Big Three’ boards of India, England and Australia.

The takeover, which was drawn up behind closed doors and presented to other Full Members of the International Cricket Council as a fait accompli, angered many in the game who felt it would exacerbate the already considerable financial gap between the global game’s rich and poor.

Clarke, pictured at Lord's, becomes the latest sports administrator to appear before the committee

The news that Clarke, ECB chairman at the time of the decision, will have to explain himself comes after MP Damian Collins said last August that he would be seeking to summon him before the select committee, describing the actions of the Big Three as ‘very detrimental to the game’.

A screening of Death of a Gentleman – the award-winning film that charts cricket’s maladministration and was produced by Sam Collins and Jarrod Kimber – will take place in the Houses of Parliament on Monday evening, with MPs keen to get to grips with a story that has reflected poorly on cricket’s global governance.

Clarke, pictured with ECB chairman Colin Graves, will answer questions about the governing body's role in the restructuring of the worldwide game's finances at the start of 2014

The news will increase the pressure on Clarke following the promise by the new-look ICC, led by Indian chairman Shashank Manohar, to review all aspects of the Big Three revamp.

Manohar told The Hindu that he did ‘not agree with the major countries bullying the ICC’, and could pave the way for a more equitable split of the profits cricket makes from its TV deals.

Clarke has insisted all along that the changes made two years ago have been for the good of the game, and will now get the chance to put his case in front of parliament.

An ECB spokesman said: 'The England and Wales Cricket Board is aware of interest from the Select Committee for Culture, Media and Sport to look into the governance of international cricket.