Shashank Manohar steps down as ICC Chairman
Shashank Manohar in Wednesday stepped down because International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman after several tenures at its helm. Deputy Chairman Imran Khwaja is set to assume the tasks of the chairperson until a successor is certainly elected.
The procedure 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'd like to thank Shashank for his leadership and everything he did for the sport as ICC Chairman. We hope him and his family members all of the very best for the future.”
ICC Deputy Chairman Imran Khwaja added: “Everyone about the ICC Plank extends their wholehearted because of Shashank for the commitment he has demonstrated to our sport. There is absolutely no doubt that cricket owes Shashank a credit debt of gratitude for all he did for the activity. He has kept cricket and the ICC in a much better place than he found it.”
Who may replace Manohar as up coming ICC Chairman?
Pakistan cricket panel (PCB) Chairman Ehsan Mani is reportedly considering working for the ICC Chairmanship. Mani also heads ICC’s Finance and Commercial affairs committee, where there is absolutely no BCCI representation. BCCI blames Shashank Manohar of wiping out India’s existence from the key committee that handles ICC finances, by making use of Mani. Manohar, after he started to be ICC Chairman, likewise scuttled the proposed “Big Three” formula, that could have given BCCI drastically more revenue share from the ICC..
The England and Wales cricket plank (ECB) Chairman Colin Graves is the front runner to replace Manohar in July. That's if he gets BCCI support. The Indian board isn't revealing its stance, but BCCI president Sourav Ganguly’s name is doing the rounds for the ICC Couch as well.
If it's decided that the T20 World Cup should be postponed, another window will also must be found for this. Cricket Australia prefers to postpone it to October 2021, but next time is India’s convert to web host a T20 Globe Cup, and BCCI won't want to wreck havoc on that.
