N. Srinivasan was re-elected president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for one more year at the Board’s annual general meeting (AGM) held here on Sunday, says a report in The Hindu, adding that his was the only nomination filed for the post.
Srinivasan, however, will take charge only after the Supreme Court hears the case against him and the BCCI, filed by the Cricket Association of Bihar. The case comes up for hearing on Monday. Srinivasan had completed his two-year term as BCCI chief.
Significantly, no one was chosen to discharge his duties till the apex court permits Srinivasan to assume control. Sanjay Patel, who has been elected secretary, is expected to be given the signing authority.
According to a report in The Times Of India, Srinivasan's election was on expected lines despite the fact that he had his back against the wall on the issue of propriety after his son-in-law and Chennai Super Kings Team Principal Gurunath Meiyappan was charge-sheeted in the IPL betting and spot-fixing scandal. Srinivasan's company India Cements owns Chennai Super Kings.
“In another important decision, Ranjib Biswal, the Odisha Cricket Association chief, was named the IPL chairman, a post left vacant by Rajiv Shukla, who decided to resign at the end of his tenure this year. Biswal, a former India under-19 captain and first-class cricketer, was the manager of the Indian team during the 2011 World Cup triumph and was also a former chairman of the National Cricket Academy. Among other important positions, Sneh Bansal (north), Ravi Savant (west) and Rajiv Shukla (central) have replaced Arun Jaitley, Niranjan Shah and Sudhir Dabir as vice-presidents,” says the report.
Meanwhile according to a report oin Deccan Chronicle, Shivlal Yadav and Chitrak Mitra have retained their vice-presidency from south and east zone respectively. “While Jaitley has relinquished his post owing to political commitments in view of the upcoming general elections, Shah and Dabir have been dumped for their perceived closeness to Srinivasan's adversaries Sharad Pawar and Shashank Manohar. Sanjay Patel and Anirudh Chaudhury have been named the BCCI Secretary and Treasurer respectively,” says the report.
“These positions were laid vacant when Sanjay Jagdale and Ajay Shirke resigned in the aftermath of the IPL betting scandal. Patel has been interim Secretary so far and his position was only made permanent on Sunday. Jharkhand State Cricket Association President Amitabh Choudhary was appointed head of the BCCI marketing committee, while Kerala CA boss T C Mathhew was handed charge of the National Cricket Academy. Andhra CA Secretary G Gangaraju was named head of BCCI finance committee. Goa's Vinod Phadke has been entrusted with the responsibility of heading the media committee. DDCA's Ravi Jain has been named the vice-chairman of the media committee,” says the report.
Meanwhile a report in TOI says that whether N Srinivasan will be able to assume duty as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president or not will be decided on Monday by the Supreme Court.