Shashank Manohar Becomes Independent ICC Chairman

By: ICC Press Release

Shashank Manohar has been elected by the Board unanimously and unopposed as the chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) following the ICC Full Council’s approval of constitutional amendments proposed by the Board following its April meeting.

Manohar, who on Tuesday resigned as the president of the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI), is the first elected independent chairman of the game’s governing body and will commence his two-year term with immediate effect.

According to the election process, ICC directors were each allowed to nominate one candidate, who had to be either a present or past ICC director.

Nominees with the support of two or more Full Member directors would have been eligible to contest the election, which was scheduled to have been concluded by 23 May.

However, given that Shashank Manohar was the sole nominee for the position and the Board has now unanimously supported his appointment, the independent audit committee chairman, Adnan Zaidi, who has been overseeing the election process, has declared the process complete, and Manohar the successful candidate.

“It is an honour to be elected as the Chairman of the International Cricket Council and for that I am thankful to all the ICC directors who have put their faith and trust in my abilities,” Manohar said said. “I also take this opportunity to thank all my colleagues in the BCCI who have supported me during my recent time as the BCCI’s President.”