Sharad Pawar takes over as ICC President

Singapore, Jul 1 (PTI) Former BCCI President Sharad Pawar
Thursday formally took over as the International Cricket
Council President, succeeding Englishman David Morgan.
"Sharad Pawar, the former President of the Board of
Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), assumed the role of ICC
President in succession to David Morgan at the ICC's Annual
Conference," the ICC said in a statement.
The 69-year-old Pawar, who is also a serving union
minister in the Indian government, begins a two-year term as
ICC President and on taking over lauded Morgan for his
"impressive innings" during the last two years.
"David Morgan has set the principles by which the ICC
operates and now it is our responsibility to build on his
legacy," he said.
Morgan, in turn, hoped Pawar, who has served as his ICC
vice-President since 2008, would have a successful stint.
"In the past few days many people have thanked me for my
contribution to cricket. All I would say is that cricket has
been kind to me it has given me much more than I have given
back," he said.
Pawar is the second Indian to head the ICC after Jagmohan
Dalmiya, who was at the helm from 1997 to 2000. PTI