International Cricket Council (ICC) president Mustafa Kamal has announced his resignation from the post.
According to reports, Kamal, who hails from Bangladesh, announced his resignation at a press conference in Dhaka, where he was openly critical about the way the ICC was functioning under the stewardship of N. Srinivasan of India.
A H M Mustafa Kamal maintained that the game's governing body had denied him the right to give the World Cup trophy at the post-match presentation ceremony of the World Cup final on Sunday, and therefore, he was resigning.
The trophy was handed over by ICC chairman N Srinivasan, despite the ICC's amendment of its rules in January 2015 to mandate that ICC president is supposed to give trophies at global competitions.
Kamal also warned of revealing information from within the governing body after he returns home.
He said, "I was supposed to give the trophy today," Kamal said. "It is my constitutional right. But very unfortunately, I wasn't allowed to do so. My rights were dishonoured. After I go back home, I will let the whole world know what's happening in ICC. I will let the whole world know about those guys who are doing these mischievous things."
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He had earlier dismissed "rumours" that he was resigning from his post.
While announcing his resignation, Kamal reiterated his objections to the umpiring in Bangladesh's quarter-final match against India, saying it was "poor". He had then threatened to step down after the match on March 19.