Manohar told dna that he only had a talk with his wife and decided to quit on Wednesday.
First independent chairman of International Cricket Council (ICC) Shashank Manohar surprised the cricket community by stepping down on Wednesday citing "personal reasons".
Known for his 'no compromise' attitude, Manohar's decision to resign from his post has come as a shock to weaker cricketing nations, who were slated to get substantial amount under his new formula of money distribution.
The ICC for the moment becomes leaderless until it appoints a new chairman, but that may not happen till the its executive board meeting in April.
Manohar told dna that he only had a talk with his wife and decided to quit on Wednesday.
DNA has reliably learnt that Manohar had even told the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) committee of administrators members Vinod Rai and Vikram Limaye about the resignation during their meeting in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Manohar had apparently convinced the two regarding the new formula, under which BCCI is slated to get a lion share, about 51 per cent, from the total revenue.
"It has nothing to do with the ICC functioning or these issues," Manohar said on the resignation. When asked about the personal reasons, he said: "Personal means personal. I don't lie".
Manohar further said the meeting with Rai and Limaye over the proposed revenue sharing model was "good and constructive".
Manohar had not consulted any of the ICC directors before arriving at the decision.
Manohar said he was happy with the work done during his eight-month tenure as ICC's chairman.
Big Three issue
Manohar waged a war soon after taking charge of ICC eight months back against the "Big Three" structure of his predecessor N Srinivasan. He called for an equitable revenue distribution system. He got England and Australia by his side, but BCCI's old (now disqualified by Apex court) office-bearers refused to accept a slash in its revenue share.
This despite the fact that all of them backed Manohar's proposal "unanimously" before he brought it in front of the other nations. And when BCCI tried to take a U-turn in the last February meeting, it lost the contest by a 7-2 margin.
However, Manohar's proposal still required a final approval from the ICC's executive board that was expected to happen in April.
The BCCI's old brass has been claiming in cricket community that as per the Members Participation Agreement, for any change in the ICC constitution to be formally accepted, BCCI's consent is needed.
"If this model is accepted then a loss in the excess of Rs 1,000 crore during the present eight-year rights cycle would result," senior counsel Kapil Sibal told SC in the last hearing.
The relationship between Manohar and the BCCI deteriorated to such an extent that Srinivasan and company even wanted India to pull out from upcoming ICC's Champions Trophy in England.
"If India don't play the Champions Trophy, the tournament might not happen," was the murmur.
Manohar's departure means that all ICC directors, past and present, are eligible to contest, provided they are not holding any position with their home boards.
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