3
Thursday
July 2025
8:40 AM IST
News Headlines
Home   | Main News   | Kerala  | National   | International  | Business   | Sports   | Entertainment   | Columns   | Offbeat   | Health   | About Deepika 
Sports News
BCCI decides to seek SC approval to relax tenure reform, Jay Shah to represent Board at ICC CEC
 
Mumbai: The Sourav Ganguly-led BCCI on Sunday decided to seek the Supreme Court''s approval to water down administrative reforms on tenure cap for its office-bearers and named secretary Jay Shah as its representative for the ICC chief executives'' committee meeting. The decisions to seek apex court''s approval for dilution of tenure cap, which is aimed at clearing the path for an extended stint for Ganguly, and appoint Shah for the ICC meet were taken at the Board''s 88th Annual General Meeting (AGM) here. "At the end of the day, the court will decide," Ganguly said in a press conference after the AGM.

As per the current constitution, an office-bearer who has served two three-year terms, either at the BCCI or at the state association, goes into a compulsory three-year cooling-off period. Ganguly, who took charge on October 23, was to vacate office next year but a dilution could see him continue till 2024. The current dispensation wants the cooling off period to kick in only after the individual has finished two terms (six years), at the board and state association separately. The move, if approved, will also pave the way for Shah to get an extension as time left in his current tenure is also less than a year. Shah was named India''s representative to attend future meetings of the International Cricket Council''s (ICC) chief executives committee.

BCCI CEO Rahul Johri was the Board''s representative for these meetings when its administration was being handled by the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA). But with a full-fledged Board in office now, the role has gone back to the Secretary''s position. "The Board is represented by Secretary at the ICC CEC, that''s the ICC rule," Ganguly said. However, the Board has not yet decided on its representative for the ICC Board meetings. Besides, the BCCI decided to defer the appointment of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) and Ganguly said the controversial conflict of interest clause, which even the CoA found difficult to implement, is coming in the way. "We will form CAC and we met (Ombudsman) Justice D K Jain.

Me and VVS (Laxman) were cleared, we need to get proper clarity on what is conflict and and what is not," Ganguly said. "The clause stops everyone, that''s why we can''t make the CAC. Conflict (clause) should only be for us (the office-bearers)," he added. After Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Ganguly stepped down from the CAC owing to the Conflict of Interest clause in the new constitution, Kapil Dev, Shantha Rangaswamy and Anshuman Gaekwad appointed the men''s team head coach. Ravi Shastri got an extension for the top job. "I don''t think Sachin and Laxman would want to come back," Ganguly said.

The CAC has been mired in controversies owing to allegations of conflict of interest, which prompted the three original members to resign. Both Rangaswamy and Gaekwad are now part of the apex council as representatives of the Indian Cricketers'' Association. It is the CAC''s prerogative to appoint the selection committee. The Board also wants the court to keep out of future decisions on constitutional amendments and has proposed that a three-fourth majority at the AGM be enough to take a final call. The officials believe it is not "practical" to take the Supreme Court''s approval for every amendment, which is a must as per the existing constitution.


KL Rahul out, Ishan Kishan in for WTC final
Mumbai City FC on course to becoming ISL ‘Invincibles’
Mumbai City FC win 4-0 as Bengaluru FC’s misery deepens
Australia thrash undermanned England in first ODI
Pollard announces IPL retirement, appointed as MI's batting coach
Sharath Kamal to receive Khel Ratna on November 30
England’s Sam Curran named ICC Player of the Tournament
Kerala Blasters beat FC Goa 3-1 in ISL
Pakistan ready for Kiwi challenge in semis after late surge
Kohli named ICC Player of the month
SL cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka arrested in Sydney for alleged sexual assault, faces 'stern' action
Suryakumar pips Rizwan to claim top spot in T20 rankings
India aim to weed out Shakib's statement by defeating Bangladesh
Pandya, Dhawan to lead in New Zealand; BCCI names three captains for four series
Killer Miller' shines as SA pull off exciting win over India
Rain ruins proceedings as contest between Australia & England called off
Ireland move into Super 12s,WI crash out of T20 WC
PCB condemns BCCI's decision, seeks urgent ACC meeting
Pat Cummins named Australia's ODI captain
Ballon d'Or 2022: Karim Benzema, Alexia Putellas clinch top honours
KERALA NEWS
Top police official held in gang rape case
 Kozhikode: Police on Sunday arrested a Circle Inspector (station house officer) attached in Beypore  
Rain likely to occur many places in Kerala
Two killed as car plunged into well
Kerala CM greet Oommen Chandy on his 79th birthday
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
64 arrested in London on Charles III coronation day
 London: At least 64 people were arrested in UK's capital during the coronation of Charles III on May
Bangladesh police arrest six persons for selling fraud US visa stamps
Erdogan announces extension of grain deal by 120 days
Musk hints at new chief for Twitter
NATIONAL NEWS
Quo Vadis, Manipur?
 Imphal - Hardly any state in India has undergone in the last decade the chaos, lawlessness and suffe
27-year-old Hyderabad woman among victims of Texas mall shooting
One held in Swati Maliwal case: Delhi Police
PM to deliver opening address at 'No Money for Terror' event
Untitled Page
Rashtra Deepika LTD
Copyright @ 2021 , Rashtra Deepika Ltd.