Shastri resigns from Kumble-headed ICC Cricket Committee

Ravi Shastri, who has been in the International Cricket Council for six years, has resigned from the post of media representative in the cricket committee, which is headed by Anil Kumble Former India captain and Team Director Ravi Shastri has resigned from his post as media representative in ICC's prestigious Cricket Committee. Incidentally, the chairman of ICC Cricket Committee is current Team India coach Anil Kumble, who pipped Shastri to the job after getting nod from high profile Cricket Advisory Committee.

"I have already submitted my resignation.

There are personal commitments and I have been there for six years," Shastri told PTI today without further elaborating anything. The official reason is his busy media commitments as commentator, TV expert and columnist, but there is intense speculation that the former all-rounder may have resigned as he is yet to come to terms with rejection that led to a widely publicised spat with Cricket Advisory Committee member Sourav Ganguly.

- NDTV