The talk in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is that there will be no major news for the media from its 81st annual general meeting (AGM).
The talk in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is that there will be no major news for the media from its 81st annual general meeting (AGM).
“Everything is smooth this time. We have no major news for you,” quipped a member. He may be right but the media, anyway, knows how to feed itself with the news.
On the eve of the AGM, speculation is rife over whether Sunil Gavaskar & Co will stay in the governing council of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The GC is set for recast accommodating only two former players in place of three.
The BCCI officials have been tight-lipped over the structure of the Governing Council. There are different theories going around. One is that all three players — Ravi Shastri and MAK Pataudi besides Gavaskar — will be replaced by two new players like Javagal Srinath and another former India player.
Another theory is that Shastri will stay with one of the other two. There are also whispers that Pataudi is not too keen to continue. The other big talk in the BCCI circle is that one of the three cricketers is believed to have told the Board that they should be paid $1 million to be part of the council. When asked about this, N Srinivasan refused to discuss the matter. “We cannot comment on such things.
All decisions will be announced at the press conference after the AGM,” he said.
There was, however, no suspense over Srinivasan’s elevation to the president-elect post.
DNA had reported two years ago that the secretary is set to be the next president. On Tuesday, Srinivasan was elected unopposed to that post as were Niranjan Shah and Rajeev Shukla for the post of vice-president. While Shukla takes the position from Central Zone, the former BCCI secretary comes in place of Chirayu Amin from West Zone.
The other office-bearers, who have one year left in the post, have been duly re-elected.
The other major change in the Board will be the exit of IS Bindra, once a heavyweight, from the council. Niranjan Shah, too, might make way for new members. Union minister CP Joshi, president of Rajasthan Cricket Association, may be inducted into the marketing committee.
The selection committee is also unlikely to be changed. All the members of the panel, headed by Kris Srikkanth, are likely to be retained. All of them have one more year left in their tenures.
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