Sunil Gavaskar is all set to quit ICC post
Sunil Gavaskar, a celebrated right hander who has more 10,000 Test runs under his belt, is all set to step down as ICC’s cricket committee chairman after the governing body asked the former Indian captain to give up his other job of a commentator & columnist, which is in “direct conflict” with his duties in the ICC.
The issue was raised in the ICC’s executive committee meeting in Dubai last week where members felt Gavaskar’s dual roles were in conflict with each other & he should choose between the two.
However, the committee decided against removing Gavaskar as it felt it would be better to give him the option of deciding what he wants to do.
An official of ICC said, “Sunil Gavaskar will meet CEO Malcolm Speed in Dubai this week to discuss this matter”. The development comes close on the heels of his latest outburst in which he described England & Australia as “dinosaurs” unable to digest India’s growing clout in the governing body’s affairs.
Sunil Gavaskar has lucrative deals as a television commentator & a newspaper columnist & this is likely to weigh on his mind when he decides on whether to continue as ICC’s cricket committee chief. A BCCI source said despite the outburst, the ICC wants to have Sunil Gavaskar on board.
An official of BCCI said, “The ICC has lot of respect for Gavaskar & it does not want to take such a step of removing him. The ICC wants to have Gavaskar on board as cricket committee chairman”.
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