ICC chief Manohar may continue for 2 more months

In all likelihood, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Colin Graves will replace the former BCCI president, who, it is learnt, has decided against seeking an extension for a third two-year term. “This is for sure. Manohar is leaving but will probably stay on for another two months as the annual Board Meeting in June looks highly unlikely at the moment,” said an ICC Board member.

“So, it might be in August that ICC will have a new chairman,” he added. BCCI, however, remains wary of the Vidarbha lawyer, who was seen as an adversary by some in the Indian Board. “Till Manohar steps down officially, I will not like to believe (anything). Seeing is believing. He still has a term left. If he decides at the last moment that he wants to continue, it will be a different story,” said a BCCI veteran.

Hong Kong’s Imran Khawaja was initially floated as Manohar’s possible successor, but it is understood that he doesn’t have the support of the full members. ECB chairman Graves, who is supposed to step down from his country’s board in November 2020, has emerged as the favourite.