Mustafa Kamal, a Bangladeshi politician and businessman, served as ICC president during a turbulent period. He became a vocal critic of the ICC's governance under the Big Three model and dramatically fell out with the organization, refusing to present the trophy at the 2015 Cricket World Cup final.
Key Achievements
- •First Bangladeshi to head the ICC, representing the voice of smaller cricket nations
- •Publicly challenged the Big Three governance model
- •Advocated for equitable revenue distribution
Controversies
- •Refused to present the 2015 World Cup trophy at the final, citing corruption and rigging within the ICC
- •Made public allegations of corruption and match-fixing within ICC governance
- •His dramatic public statements were seen by some as attention-seeking rather than constructive
- •Was effectively sidelined from ICC affairs after his public outbursts