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International Cricket Council (ICC) President Mustafa Kamal has resigned after claiming he was snubbed at the trophy presentation ceremony after Sunday's World Cup final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Kamal says it was his right as the head of the governing body to present the trophy, but ICC Chairman Narayanaswami Srinivasan awarded it to the victorious Australian side.

Media reports suggest that the snub followed Kamal’s outburst against a controversial umpiring decision that went against his native Bangladesh in its World Cup quarter-final loss to India, the country Srinivasan hails from.

Kamal was quoted as criticizing Srinivasan, with the former Bangladesh Cricket Board chief, on his return from Australia, said "people with ugly mindset" had no business running the ICC.

Kamal told reporters at Dhaka airport on his arrival from Australia, "I was supposed to present the trophy to the winners after the Melbourne final, but I couldn't do that.

"I'm again requesting — these type of people should be away from cricket, otherwise cricket will be spoiled, cricket will not move forward.

"My earnest request to ICC is to revisit those things. I'm sure people will find out why I have resigned and they will unearth the truth — who are these people, what are they doing and how they are running ICC."

The governing body confirmed Kamal's departure, saying that his resignation letter stated he was leaving "on personal grounds" and that "he had no complaints to make against anyone."

The ICC's board will look at the vacant position of president at its meeting in Dubai on 15th and 16th April.

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