International Cricket Council (ICC) president Ehsan Mani on Sunday hit back at comments made by former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram alleging bias by the ICC againstAsian countries.

Akram had claimed that white people were dominating cricketing affairs in the ICC and that Asian cricketers were being neglected.

But Rawalpindi-born Mani dis-missedAkram's views asill-informed.

"It is a great disappointment to see this former great player, particularly as he is from my own homeland, make such ill-informed, offensive and inaccurate comments," said Mani, who was appointed ICC presidentin 2003.

"As a Pakistani I am honoured by the privilege given to me to lead the ICC in carrying out its responsibility to act without fear or favour to any nation.

"The reality is that what Wasim has alleged is offensive not just to me but to everybody involved with the ICC -- the directors, the umpires and referees, the staff and the many former great players from across the cricketing world, including many from Asia, who are involved with the ICC through its Cricket Committee," he said.