Shashank Manohar Resigns As ICC Chairman, Imran Khwaja Named Interim Replacement

International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman Shashank Manohar has stepped down after two, two-year tenures at its helm. The ICC in a press release said that the Board met today and agreed that Deputy Chairman Imran Khwaja will assume the responsibilities of the Chairperson until a successor is elected. The process for the Chairperson election is expected to be approved by the ICC Board within the next week. Nitin Menon Named in ICC Elite Panel of Umpires for 2020-21, Replaces Nigel Llong .

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.”

ICC Deputy Chairman Khawaja thanked Shashank for his commitment. “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,” Khwaja said. 

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