Get Instant News Updates
Enable
x
Notification Settings X
Time Settings
Done
Clear Notification X
Do you want to clear all the notifications from your inbox?
Settings X
For Quick Alerts
ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS  
For Daily Alerts
 

Shashank Manohar resigns as ICC chairperson

ICC chairman Shashank Manohar has resigned from his post on Wednesday (March 15) after only eight months in office.

New Delhi, March 15: International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Shashank Manohar has resigned from his post on Wednesday (March 15) after only eight months in office.

The 59-year-old Manohar mailed his resignation letter to ICC CEO Dave Richardson without clarifying the exact reason for this sudden move to end what was to be a two-year-tenure.

Shashank Manohar resigns as ICC chairperson

It must be noted that his relationship with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was not good.

In a media release, ICC said, "The ICC has confirmed it has received an email from Chairman Shashank Manohar tendering his resignation. The ICC Board will assess the situation and next steps before making a further announcement."

However, according to highly-placed sources Manohar has decided to quit as BCCI seems to have gained enough ground to block the constitutional and financial reforms that were set to be passed by the ICC at its next board meeting.

Any reform to be passed needs 2/3rd majority but BCCI, in all likelihood, has managed to get Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe on its side. It is learnt, expecting a loss of face, Manohar has resigned with immediate effect.

"I was elected unopposed as the first independent Chairman of ICC last year. I have tried to do my best and have tried to be fair and impartial in deciding matters in the functioning of the Board and in matters related to Member Boards along with the able support of all Directors," Manohar has stated in his resignation letter.

"However, for personal reasons it is not possible for me to hold the august office of ICC Chairman and hence I am tendering my resignation as Chairman with immediate effect.

"I take this opportunity to thank all the Directors, the Management and staff of ICC for supporting me wholeheartedly. I wish ICC all the very best and hope it achieves greater heights," he concluded.

Earlier on May 12, last year, he was elected by the Board unanimously and unopposed as the Chairman of the ICC following the ICC Full Council's approval of constitutional amendments proposed by the Board following its April meeting.

Manohar had last year resigned from the BCCI citing his inability to carry out Lodha Committee reforms in toto.

His detractors in BCCI at that time had said he left a sinking ship for the safer confines of the ICC. He became the first independent chairman of ICC but had several run ins with BCCI on revenue sharing pattern.

The BCCI officials believe that for his personal ambitions to head the ICC, Manohar had not cared about the BCCI's interests. His decision to bring in constitutional reforms has been severely opposed by BCCI along with Sri Lanka.

OneIndia News

(With inputs from agencies)

Story first published: Thursday, August 3, 2017, 7:45 [IST]
Other articles published on Aug 3, 2017