Shashank Manohar's resignation might affect New Zealand Cricket

International Cricket Council is in the middle of drafting a new constitution which will help the members as well as associate nations. However, ICC was struck with a blow last night when Shashank Manohar who was believed to take this constitution through, resigned. He looked extremely comfortable doing his job and everyone was shocked after hearing the news.

Manohar was supposed to bring eastern and the western countries together and seal the difference between the big and the small nations. Out of the ten votes if four go against the draft constitution then it will be discarded. India are going to vote against it and the Sri Lankans might follow India as well. All six nations are positive about the draft constitution barring Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. The decision is up to them.

Shashank Manohar was elected as the President after he won the election unopposed. He was supposed to occupy the seat for two years but completed only ten months of his tenure.

New Zealand Cricket Chairman Craig Barclay was stunned by the news as he felt the first independent president of ICC looked comfortable and worked well. He also did not see it coming as well. Barclay told the New Zealand Herald the same. He said “I had no sense this was coming. It was a total surprise. I thought everything was tracking well and he gave every indication of being comfortable in his role.”

The constitution agrees to equal distribution of ICC revenues, New Zealand might be worried about it. As the draft is not ratified then it will be a loss. Barclay said that there won’t be any major changes in the fundamentals but if there are he will be surprised by it.

He said: “We’re a long way down the track to the new constitution, I’d be surprised if there’s a change in the fundamentals behind it.” And on the revenue, NZC chairman said: “It’s not a life or death amount, but it would be nice to have.”

This draft constitution is designed to rectify all the uneven distribution of power, the same was approved by nations in the previous meeting. However, every member will have another chance and that will be in April before the constitution is accepted in June later this year at the AGM in London.