Shashank Manohar is ready to remain on as International Cricket Council chairman to oversee a “smooth transition” following reports that former India captain Sourav Ganguly is considering standing, the ICC said Wednesday. Indian administrator Manohar, who became the ICC’s first independent chairman in 2016, has ruled out a 3rd term in office.
The game’s global administration said no final judgment had been taken regarding the election process but the topic would be discussed further on Thursday.
There had been suggestions that Colin Graves, who recently stood down as chairman of the Britain and Wales Cricket Board, would succeed Manohar unopposed until reports emerged that Ganguly, currently the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, was curious about the role.
South African director of cricket Graeme Smith has backed fellow former Test captain Ganguly, saying: “It is time for somebody on the brink of the fashionable game with leadership credentials to urge into the position.”