The major focus of the BCCI’s 93rd Annual General Meeting, to be held on Sunday, might be to elect two representatives of India to the ICC conferences, as discovering a successor to incumbent secretary Jay Shah is just not on agenda. The assembly assumes significance as a result of the International Cricket Council has scheduled a conclave in Dubai on the finish of the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup within the UAE. The remaining of the marquee occasion is slated for October 20 in Dubai, and Shah will nonetheless be within the chair of the BCCI secretary on that date, as he’ll take over as ICC chairman from December 1. It is anticipated that Shah would possibly attend that assembly as BCCI consultant.
After the tenure of Sourav Ganguly as BCCI president, often Shah represented India within the ICC parleys and the final such occasion was in Colombo earlier this July.
The present board president Roger Binny is the Alternate Director who can symbolize BCCI on the world physique’s conferences, however he seldom performs that responsibility.
With a 12 months left in his tenure, it stays to be seen whether or not Binny will proceed because the Alternate Director or another person is nominated on the AGM for the position.
While the number of the secretary is just not listed, the members, who’ve assembled right here additionally for the inauguration of the brand new National Cricket Academy complicated close to the worldwide airport on Saturday, are sure to debate amongst themselves the potential candidate to succeed Shah.
As issues stand now, two names have been doing rounds for the publish – Anil Patel, the secretary of Gujarat Cricket Association and Rohan Jaitley, son of late Arun Jaitley and the president of the Delhi and District Cricket Association. However BCCI treasurer Ashish Shelar and joint secretary Devajit Lon Saikia is also elevated.
But it has been discovered that Patel is the present frontrunner for the publish which might be formally ratified on the Special General Meeting (SGM), and the date of which too is anticipated to be revealed after the AGM.
Other than that, the AGM will even ratify the induction of a consultant from the Indian Cricketer’s Association (ICA) to the IPL Governing Council.
A supply near the event confirmed to PTI that incumbent V Chamundeswaranath, a former Andhra participant and veteran administrator, will proceed in that publish.
Two extra from the General Body will even be nominated to the IPL GC and presently Arun Singh Dhumal, the current IPL chairman, and Avishek Dalmiya are occupying these slots. They would possibly resume the position for an additional season no less than.
Meanwhile, former Test cricketer Yajurvindra Singh, who performed for Maharashtra and Saurashtra stalwart, will take over the ICA president, a publish left vacant after the demise of former India opener Anshuman Gaekwad.
Other points corresponding to two from the General Body, appointment of sub-committees just like the Cricket Committee, in addition to approving the annual finances for the 2024-25 season too will come up within the AGM.
The AGM will even ponder over the report submitted by the board’s inner committee fashioned beneath the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Policy.
PTI UNG AH 7/21/2024 KHS
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