Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar [Images], who was asked to choose between his media commitments and role as chairman of ICC [Images] Cricket Committee, relinquished his job with the game's world governing body.

Gavaskar conveyed his decision to the ICC on Wednesday, a day after chairing the Cricket Committee meeting which concluded in Dubai on Tuesday, ICC's acting Chief Executive Officer David Richardson said in a statement on Thursday.

The ICC had put Gavaskar on notice after discussing the potential for a conflict of interest for a person chairing the ICC Cricket Committee while, at the same time, working for a media outlet at its meeting in March in Dubai.

Gavaskar said with more and more cricket it was not possible for him to do justice to the two jobs.

"I have thoroughly enjoyed the eight years I have held the role (of ICC Cricket Committee chairman), which is an honorary position, and it has been extremely fulfilling to be able to give back to the game through that role", Gavaskar said.

"However, with more and more cricket being played it has become clear that it is not possible for me to do justice to two jobs, the chairmanship of the ICC Cricket Committee and my media commitments.

 "As an example of that, I had to leave my professional commitments as a commentator on the Indian Premier League [Images] matches in order to come and chair this year's meeting in Dubai.

"I envisaged the potential for this sort of issue two years ago and intimated then that I was not able to continue in the role but when I was asked to do so I was honoured to be re-elected.

"Now, however, it is clear I cannot combine both roles and therefore I am relinquishing the chair of the ICC Cricket Committee," he added.

The master bastman, who was re-elected to the high-profile post on ICC's insistence, said it was not possible for him to juggle in different responsibilities at the same time.

Commenting on the issue, Richardson said: "We are indebted to the work Sunil has put into his role as chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee.

"He has brought his vast experience of the game to bear, not only over the eight years of his chairmanship but also the six years prior to that, when he was a delegate on the same committee.

"Having someone of Sunil's stature involved has to be of benefit to the game and given the ICC's lengthy relationship with him we hope we can still utilize his knowledge in some other capacity in the future."

Some of Gavaskar's columns had not gone down well with the ICC top-brass and his scathing attack on Match Referee Mike Procter after the controversial Sydney Test between India and Australia irked the game's world governing body.

Gavaskar had alleged that Procter preferred to agree with a "white player's version" than a player of Sachin Tendulkar's [Images] integrity during the racial row involving Harbhajan Singh [Images] and Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds [Images] in January.

Gavaskar had also termed some ICC member countries like England [Images] and Australia as "dinosaurs", alleging they could not stomach India's growing clout in the game.

The ICC then decided to give the former Indian captain the option of choosing between his job as a commentator and columnist and that of the chairman of the cricket committee.

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