International Cricket Council (ICC) president A.H.M. Mustafa Kamal Resigns Wednesday April 01,2015

International Cricket Council (ICC) president A.H.M. Mustafa Kamal has announced his resignation to protest the “denial” by the governing body to let him give away the trophy to the champions in the World Cup and also the “controversial” umpiring during the Bangladesh-India quarterfinal match at Melbourne.

A.H.M. Mustafa Kamal made the announcement at a press conference in Dhaka,Bangladesh on Wednesday April 01,2015 soon after his return from Australia. 

A.H.M. Mustafa Kamal, who is also Bangladesh’s Planning Minister, said his decision was “final” and “not negotiable.” His resignation was in protest against the “flagrant violation” of the ICC rules and constitution. 

Citing the constitution, he said only the president had the right to hand over the trophy to the winners of a match. “I was supposed to present the trophy to the winners after the Melbourne final on March 29. But I couldn’t do that.” He was not allowed to do so because an issue was made out of some of his comments after the Bangladesh-India quarterfinal match.

A.H.M. Mustafa Kamal, who is a former chief of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, said: “It is not possible to work with those who will violate the constitution. I want to let the people of the world know this.”