Shashank Manohar quits as BCCI President
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New Delhi: Shashank Manohar Tuesday resigned as the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
He took over the position following the death of Jagmohan Dalmiya in September 2015.
In addition to resigning as president of the BCCI, Manohar also stepped down from the post of ICC Chairman.
In a letter addressed to Anurag Thakur, the secretary of the BCCI, Manohar said, "I hereby tender my resignation with immediate effect from the post of President of Board of Control for Cricket in India.
"I also resign with immediate effect as the representative of BCCI on the International Cricket Council, as also the Asian Cricket Council on which I was nominated by the General Body of BCCI. I thank all my colleagues and the staff for their support and cooperation during my tenure. I wish all of you all the very best in taking the cause of Cricket to greater heights," he said.
Manohar's exit means that this is the shortest-ever tenure by a BCCI president.
There were speculations that Manohar could resign as the president of the ICC in order to contest for the post of ICC chairman.
According to the rules in the ICC, the chairman should be of independent nature and can't act in dual role keeping his position as his country's cricketing chief.