Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani pulled his name out of the race for the next ICC President, as per reports of Mumbai Mirror.
“It is true that I will not be contesting the election. I have announced it in the media also. I was never interested. The news actually came from India. I was approached by a few to contest and I have said I am not interested,” the PCB chief said to Mumbai Mirror.
When asked about chances of Sourav Ganguly becoming the next ICC chief, Mani said that he had no idea whether the BCCI President had applied for the post. “I do not know if he is contesting. My stint with the ICC is over after I left it in 2006. And when I stood in the ICC election, I was elected unopposed. No one stood against me,” Mani said.
He further said, “My interest in the ICC will only be through Pakistan Cricket Board. I was called by Prime Minister Imran Khan and I am working for the interest of Pakistan cricket.”
Current ICC chief Shashank Manohar will vacate the office in mid-July and the international board is yet to come out with an announcement on the election process for the chairman position. Manohar has not sought re-election and hence names of Ganguly, Mani, and England’s Colin Graves started making round.
The BCCI is still not stating whether Ganguly will contest. “Let the ICC announce the procedure, then we will take a call,” said Arun Singh Dhumal, the BCCI treasurer.
