Shashank Manohar re-elected as ICC chairman unopposed

05/16/2018

Shashank Manohar has again been picked to act as the independent chairman of the International Cricket Council after being put forward as the sole nominee by the ICC Board. Manohar first became the ICC Chairman in 2016 and now will continue for a second term following the selection.

When the Lodha Committee sword was strongly on the BCCI’s head, Manohar suddenly decided to quit to take up the role of ICC’s first independent chairman and later stated that he was forced to quit from the role of BCCI president citing then secretary Anurag Thakur’s involvement in it. While BCCI top brass came under flak for the same, it was a no-brainer that the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) president had eyed the more powerful position considering his position as the BCCI president was already under doubt and it was seen as a betrayal on the BCCI then.

However, putting everything behind, Manohar went on to take on to take some revolutionary steps for the development of the game and during his previous two-year structure, he oversaw a reversal of the 2014 resolutions, which disbanded the Big Three structure, designed to give greater authority and revenue share to India, England, and Australia. During Manohar’s first innings as the ICC Chairman, the ICC gave Test status to Ireland and Afghanistan and also introduced Test and One-Day International championships to provide more context to the international game.

His tenure was supposed to end in June this year and a fresh election by the ICC directors was to take place. As per rules of the election, ICC Directors nominated one chairman candidate each with the candidate at least having some experience as an ICC Director. However, no other candidates were nominated and independent Audit Committee Chairman Edward Quinlan declared Manohar as the chairman for a second term.

“It is an honour to be re-elected as the Chairman of the International Cricket Council and I would like to thank my fellow ICC Directors for their continued support. Together we have made big strides over the last two years, fulfilling promises I made to the sport when I was appointed in 2016,” Manohar said off his appointment for a successive term, reported AFP.

“Over the next two years we can look forward to launching a global strategy for the sport in partnership with our Members so we can grow the game and ensure more of the world can enjoy cricket. The sport is in good health but we are the guardians of the game and we must continue to work hard to maintain that,” Manohar added.

Shashank Manohar re-elected as ICC chairman unopposed

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