India's Manohar elected ICC chairman unopposed

E-Paper | April 29, 2026

DUBAI: India's Shashank Manohar has been elected unopposed as the first independent chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the game's governing body said on Thursday.

Under reforms Manohar himself initiated within the ICC, the new chairman must be an independent candidate with no formal links to any other country.

An administrator with a clean image, Manohar resigned as the chief of the powerful Indian cricket board (BCCI) on Tuesday and commenced his two-year term at ICC with immediate effect.

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wiserneighbour

May 12, 2016 12:36pm

As of now,this gentleman got a clean image.I Wish him all the best to govern the ICC without any pre notions and prejudices.Let him guide this body without any corruption, scandal,without taking sides and in a transparent manner.

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Omer Khan

May 12, 2016 12:47pm

Can the president tell the chairman what to do? :)

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Deepu

May 12, 2016 02:14pm

Congratulations and all the best. Spread the game around the world !

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k k tiwari

May 12, 2016 02:34pm

congrats

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Sunil

May 12, 2016 03:59pm

I played with his son Sunil Manohar in Nagpur . He never recommended his own son to Vidhabar ranji team. He said to his son score and get in. Finally his son scored couple of century to get in that team.

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Rehman india

May 12, 2016 05:44pm

As expected. India is money generator to cricket & Icc at the same time.Proud to born in a country where bcci is the real boss.

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Byomkesh

May 12, 2016 05:52pm

@Omer Khan Zaheer Abbas has no role as president .As I said bcci is the powerful boss & bound to get chairman post with Shasank Manohar.Good results are here to come to cricket & indian public & we deserve this.

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srinath

May 12, 2016 07:19pm

@Rehman india yes agree with u,

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RIZ

May 12, 2016 10:24pm

What are the chances that he will do the justice to cricket and will play a role to bring cricket back to Pakistan and will order India to play test series with Pakistan as the promised.... For Indian friends please don't reply to this post and blame security in Pakistan as we all know India won't play with Pakistan even in India.

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