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Shashank Manohar, ICC Chairman, stepped down from the post as his tenure ended. The veteran administrator was in charge of the post for four years. He was elected unopposed in 2016 for two years. In 2018, he was re-elected in a similar fashion.
ICC Deputy Chairman Imran Khwaja added: “Everyone on the ICC Board extends their wholehearted thanks to Shashank for the commitment he has shown to our sport. There is no doubt that cricket owes Shashank a debt of gratitude for all he has done for the sport. He has left cricket and the ICC in a better place than he found it.”
The deputy chairman Imran Khwaja will take over for the interim period until the new chairman is elected. The process for the Chairperson election is expected to be approved by the ICC Board within the next week.
ICC Chief Executive Manu Sawhney said “On behalf of the ICC Board and staff and the whole cricket family, I would like to thank Shashank for his leadership and everything he has done for the sport as ICC Chairman. We wish him and his family all the very best for the future.”
Manohar changed the governing model of the ICC and also halted the dominance of the “Big 3” in cricket administration. These changes, especially the financial ones related to the revenue distribution, were strongly opposed by the BCCI.
One of the current directors in the board or a former director, who has not occupied the position for six or more years, will be eligible to fight the elections for the post of chairperson if proposed by any of the Member Nations.
Written by Sarthak Karkhanis. Follow Sarthak on Twitter today.
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