The 55-year-old Australian had taken over as CEO of the top cricket body in 2001.\n\n
But did not rule out "chances of match-fixing" and involvement of individuals.
The Pakistan Sports Ministry on Friday said it has not received any report from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on the terrorist attack on Sri Lankan team in Lahore last year.
ICC president Ehsan Mani said operating in England is not in the best interests of its members.
Pakistan expressed its willingness to play a Test match in Mumbai and said that it would hold discussions with BCCI to resolve the differences over playing in Ahmedabad.
The ICC report prepared by India's Solicitor General Goolam Vahanvati and South African High Court judge, Steven Majiedt, found no evidence of racism within the Zimbabwe Cricket Union.
England face suspension from international cricket and a $2 million fine if they pull out of their tour of Zimbabwe.
President Ehsan Mani said that by walking out on their teammates on the eve of a Test match, the rebels placed Tatenda Taibu and his team in an invidious position.\n\n
ICC president Ehsan Mani said the game's governing would be sending the former Pakistan all-rounder a restraining letter.
BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya is belived to have aceded to a request from new ICC chief Mani, as the match referee had undergone heart surgery.
Former South Africa wicketkeeper Denis Lindsay died aged 66.
ICC president Ehsan Mani, in a tribute, said that Australia's Kerry Packer dragged the game into the modern era
The ICC has granted official status to the fund-raising match between Asian XI and Rest of the World XI.
Describing India as a 'grey market' for gambling in cricket, former International Cricket Council chief Ehsan Mani urged the International Cricket Council to ask the Indian government to legalise betting.
The glittering trophy, comprising a silver gilt cricket ball engraved with the world map, stands 18 inches tall and 5.5 inches at its widest point.
Zimbabwe have been asked to resolve a dispute over the departure of Streak, who asked for an overhaul of the selection panel.
The ICC applauded ECB for defering action on its tour of Zim until the issue was discussed with other member countries.
'The ICC would put in place a process through which any member can access the withheld money upon an unconditional and irrevocable undertaking, perhaps a bank guarantee,' ICC president Ehsan Mani said.
The International Cricket Council has warned India against making unilateral decisions about the cricket calendar.
The ICC will review the experimental supersub rule in February in 2006
ICC chief Ehsan Mani urged the neighbours to desist from game for "political purpose".
The ICC could not assess the likely maximum claims from the Global Cricket Corporation for violation of the ambush marketing clause.
The ICC said it was kick-starting the appeal with a donation of US$500,000.
ICC CEO Malcolm Speed said the position was the same when India and Pakistan refused to play each other for political reasons.
The ICC will cut its ties with Lord's after 96 years at the venue to start operating from Dubai on August 1.
The ICC thanked all those who contributed in some way to the World Cricket Tsunami Appeal match.
PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan said a fund-raising match has been planned to help survivors of the Indian Ocean tsunami.
International Cricket Council has said that it would spend half of its development fund in the region in the next three years.
The England and Wales cricket board (ECB) has been in a political battle with the government and the ICC over the tour.
"Every country has a right to say no to a venue from the security point of view," ICC president Ehsan Mani said.
Kenya needed to improve in a number of areas before making the jump from one-day internationals to Test cricket, the ICC said.
Former ICC president Ehsan Mani said the governing body could lose credibility after the "disgraceful" treatment of outgoing chief executive Malcolm Speed. Mani became the latest critic of the ICC board, which has come under fire after Speed was placed on paid leave on Friday until the end of his contract in July after falling out with president Ray Mali and other board members.
PCB chairman Tauqir Zia said Mani was nominated for the post of ICC chief because he is best qualified for the job.
Former president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Ehsan Mani has said that Pakistan Cricket Board ( PCB) and the country's cricket structure are in "need of a major overhaul" following Pakistan's defeat at the hands of fast-rising Bangladesh.
The Lokpal was functioning without its regular chief since Pinaki Chandra Ghose completed his term on May 27, 2022.
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