International Cricket Council president AHM Mustafa Kamal has dismissed ‘rumours’ of his resignation.
Published : 22 Mar 2015, 03:37 PM
He termed the umpiring ‘poor’ in Bangladesh’s quarterfinal match against India and threatened to step down after the match on Thursday.
"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 in the Sheikh Hasina cabinet, told a Dhaka-based TV station.
He also said if ICC did not probe the matter and take measures against it, he would step down as its president.
When news of his resignation spread in 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 resign from ICC.
Tigers lost the match to India by 109 runs. Along with former cricketers and analysts, Kamal came down heavily on the ‘poor’ umpiring in the match.
ICC termed Kamal's comments ‘very unfortunate’.
"As an ICC President, he should have been more considerate in his criticism of ICC match officials, whose integrity cannot be questioned,” it said in a statement.