SHAFAQNA PAKISTAN (Shia News Agency)
International Cricket Council (ICC) President Mustafa Kamal stepped down today accusing colleagues within the game’s global body of acting “unlawfully”. Mustaf kamal was being denied of the right to present the trophy to the winners after Sunday’s World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand. Mustafa Kamal lambasted PCB for snatching his constitutional right to award trophy to Winning captain Michel Clark. He said that SriNovasan has no right to award trophy to winning team. Earlier Mustaf Kamal accused of Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar for his controversial decision in a key match between India and Bangladesh. Kamal was angry that India’s Rohit Sharma, who top-scored with 137, had not been given not out on 90 when he was caught at deep mid-wicket off the bowling of Rubel Hossain, only for umpires Aleem Dar and Ian Gould to signal a no-ball for what appeared to be a legitimate waist-high delivery. ICC chief executive Dave Richardson defended Dar and Gould from all accusations of biased officiating.
Mustafa Kamal’s allegations show that ICC has become a hub of international politics where powerful countries are ruling. ICC despite all the claims to end corruption and politics from the cricket body has miserably failed. Since the beginning of the big three drama, ICC’s president has confined to only a ceremonial role.
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