| MUMBAI:
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that Sunil Gavaskar has
relinquished his role as Chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee.
Gavaskar
confirmed his decision to the ICC yesterday, the day after
chairing this year’s meeting in Dubai.
The
ICC acting CEO David Richardson said, “We are indebted to the work Sunil
has put into his role as Chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee.
“He has
brought his vast experience of the game to bear, not only over the eight years
of his chairmanship but also the six years prior to that, when he was a delegate
on the same committee. “Having
someone of Sunil’s stature involved has to be of benefit to the game and
given the ICC’s lengthy relationship with him we hope we can still utilize
his knowledge in some other capacity in the future.” Gavaskar
said, “I have thoroughly enjoyed the eight years I have held the role (of
ICC Cricket Committee Chairman), which is an honorary position, and it has been
extremely fulfilling to be able to give back to the game through that role.
“However,
with more and more cricket being played it has become clear that it is not possible
for me to do justice to two jobs, the chairmanship of the ICC Cricket Committee
and my media commitments. “As
an example of that, I had to leave my professional commitments as a commentator
on the Indian Premier League matches in order to come and chair this year’s
meeting in Dubai. “I
envisaged the potential for this sort of issue two years ago and intimated then
that I was not able to continue in the role but when I was asked to do so I was
honoured to be re-elected. “Now,
however, it is clear I cannot combine both roles and therefore I am relinquishing
the chair of the ICC Cricket Committee.” | 
