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Indian board likely to stick to its stand in today’s SGM
MUMBAI: Faced with probably the most challenging situation in its history after having come under fire from the Supreme Court, the BCCI is leaving it to its members,
MUMBAI: Faced with probably the most challenging situation in its history after having come under fire from the Supreme Court, the BCCI is leaving it to its members, the state cricket associations, to decide the future course by majority.
The BCCI state bodies will be converging in the capital on Saturday evening for the Special General Meeting to deliberate over the ultimatum given by the Apex Court to them. The court, which has asked them to adopt the Lodha-committee recommendations, has sought an undertaking from them to the effect.
Among the key Lodha panel suggestions are the one-state one-vote rule, three-year cooling-off period for officials between terms and the tenure of officials. Each of the recommendations was discussed threadbare in the last SGM. The Supreme Court’s next hearing is fixed for October 17, when it is expected to pass the judgement.
Board insiders say there is unlikely to be a change in BCCI’s stance. In the SGM on October 1, the members voted against the age restriction of 70 years for board officials, the tenure cap of nine years with cooling-off periods and the one-state-one-vote policy.
The court has tried to exert pressure by barring the BCCI from releasing funds to its state associations that don’t comply.
The state units, however, are unfazed. In worst case scenario, they may stop cricketing activities. One of the main points of discussion will be President Anurag Thakur’s affidavit to be submitted in the court on whether he had asked the ICC to write that Lodha recommendations amounted to government interference.
