ICC President Mustafa Kamal resigns

"I resign right at this moment. I am no longer ICC president," he told reporters at a press conference in Dhaka.

"The main reason for my resignation is that I can't work with those who can act unconstitutionally and unlawfully," he said.

"I am just sending my resignation to the ICC...I was not allowed to work in line with the ICC constitution and I cannot work with them beyond the ICC constitution," Kamal said.

"These type of people should be away from cricket, these kind of people are polluting the game. Otherwise cricket will be spoilt. It is my earnest request to the ICC to revisit these things and people should research why I have resigned," the distraught sports administrator said.

Upset over Bangladesh's defeat to India in  ICC World cup quarter finals, particularly after Rohit Sharma was declared not out on a 'no ball' decision by the umpires, Kamal had openly alleged that the ICC was favouring India.

The subsequent chain of events witnessed ICC chairman N Srinivasan present the trophy to the champions after the World Cup final game at Melbourne, though convention demands the president to do the job.

Kamal hit back by saiying that his rights were dishonoured. "After I go back home, I will let the whole world know what's happening in ICC. I will let the whole world know about those guys who are doing these mischievous things."

He also said  the ICC had become the Indian Cricket Council, "I cannot represent the Indian Cricket Council. If someone has imposed a result on us, in that case no one can accept it."

Rejecting his charges, the ICC shot back, saying his comments were "unfortunate" and "baseless".

"The ICC has noted Mr Mustafa Kamal's comments, which are very unfortunate but made in his personal capacity. As an ICC President, he should have been more considerate in his criticism of ICC match officials, whose integrity cannot be questioned," ICC CEO Dave Richardson said in a statement.