The ECB says Whatmore is stepping down immediately. (AFP photo)
Ian Whatmore has not commented publicly since the decision was made.
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Ian Whatmore has stepped down as president of England and Wales Cricket Board after serving barely a year in the role. The top official of English cricket resigned on Thursday saying the decision was taken for his well-being as the job’s COVID-19 demands have had a personal impact on me”.
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It comes a day before England announced whether its players would travel to Australia for the Ashes series in December and January, and just weeks after the ECB withdrew its men’s and women’s teams from the tour of Pakistan. After that a decision has been taken. Controversy in world cricket.
Whatmore has not commented publicly since the decision was made.
The ECB stated that Whatmore was stepping down immediately after the end of the domestic season, which included the inaugural season of a controversial new competition, The Hundred.
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“It is with regret that I step down as chairman of the ECB, but with my own well being and the sport I love in mind,” Whatmore said.
“I was appointed to this position in the pre-pandemic era, but the role COVID means and its demands on time are dramatically different from all our original expectations, which has taken a personal toll on me.”
“Given this, the Board and I think the ECB will be better served by a new chair so that it can be carried forward after the pandemic.”
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