This, after former England Cricket Board chief Giles Clarke failed to garner any support for this candidature
The International Cricket Council (ICC), on Tuesday, confirmed that India's Shashank Manohar has been elected unopposed as its independent chairman till 2020. This, after former England Cricket Board chief Giles Clarke failed to garner any support for this candidature.
As reported by DNA during ICC's Kolkata meet last month, most of the ICC board members were keen to see Manohar continue in his role to ensure the success of the newly-conceptualised Test Championship and ODI Championship set to begin next year.
Also, as chairman he spearheaded efforts to restructure the ICC to curb the dominance of cricket's three wealthiest nations—Australia, India and England.
Manohar ended up being the sole nominee and the ICC board unanimously elected him as the chairman for a second-term, thereby even avoiding election during its annual conference scheduled to take place in June.
This paper has learnt that Clarke even failed to garner support from his home board—England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) -- as the board directors saw Manohar providing more stability in the days to come.
The ICC, in a statement released shortly after his tenure was extended on Tuesday, said: "During the last two years, Manohar has led significant reform of the sport, reversing the resolutions of 2014, introducing a revised governance structure including the appointment of the ICC's first independent female director and the development of international cricket structures that bring context to the global game and provide more opportunities for more members to compete."
It must be mentioned here that the 60-year-old former head of BCCI resigned from the ICC post last year but was persuaded by the board members to continue during this challenging time.
To his credit, Manohar has managed to impress virtually all other cricket boards by doing away with the "Big Three" formula earlier agreed upon during the tenure of N Srinivasan.
"He didn't put his mother board (BCCI) interest first and rather concentrated on an even contribution," was how one ICC official then told this scribe.
"The ICC is entering a new era and with Shashank having overseen the structural changes with regards to 'Big Three' model, he is very instrumental to the process that lies ahead. Though the FTP and the ICC Test Championship have been finalised, a new chairman will not give continuation. He has won over a lot of members with his style of functioning," added another ICC member.
"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," Manohar said in the ICC statement.
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