ICC president rules out resigtion

Dhaka, March 22: Intertiol Cricket Council (ICC) president Mustafa Kamal has dismissed "rumours" that he was resigning his post.

Kamal had termed the umpiring in Bangladesh's quarterfil match against India as "poor" and threatened to step down after the match on March 19, reports bdnews24.com.

"It seems the ICC has become the Indian Cricket Council. I am not the president of the Indian Cricket Council," Kamal, who is also the planning minister of the Bangladesh government, reportedly told media after his team's 109-run defeat Thursday against India in the quarter-fils of the ongoing cricket World Cup.

The outcome of the match was marred by several controversial umpiring decisions.

Kamal also said that if ICC did not probe the matter and take measures against it, he would step down as its president.

When news of his resigtion spread on social media sites, Kamal’s ministry issued a media statement terming the news as "rumour".

The statement said Kamal himself confirmed that he had not resigned from ICC.

Along with former cricketers and alysts, Kamal came down heavily on the "poor" umpiring in the match. ICC chief executive David Richardson termed Kamal's comments "very unfortute". IANS