Deputy Chairman Imran Khwaja will assume the responsibilities of the Chairperson until a successor is elected.
ICC Chairman Shashank Manohar has stepped down after two, two-year tenures at its helm. Shashank Manohar has left his role as International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman has decided against running for a third term. The ICC Board met on Wednesday 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.
His replacement is expected to be ratified by the ICC Board in the next week. Only current and former ICC directors can run in the election.
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 Imran Khwaja, who will occupy the vacant role until a replacement is elected, added: “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.”