Bangladesh, SL may not be with BCCI if Srinivasan joins ICC

PTI, MUMBAI: Indian Cricket Board’s move to stall the proposed constitutional and financial reforms in the ICC may suffer a roadblock if BCCI tries to send N Srinivasan as its representative at the world body’s Board Meeting.
It was also learnt that Committee Of Administrators (COA) may just spring into action if Srinivasan, who is 72 years old, becomes BCCI’s representative at the global body’s forum.
There are rumours that Srinivasan will have backing of majority of state units at the BCCI Special General Meeting, tentatively scheduled for April 9 but this move can mean that Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will no longer support India.
“The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is very wary of Srinivasan. They have not forgotten the kind of insult the then ICC President Mustafa Kamal faced at the 2015 World Cup in Australia. Bangladesh for certain will not be with India if Srinivasan is BCCI’s choice at ICC Board Meet,” a senior BCCI source privy to development told the agencies on Sunday.
Even Sri Lanka might have other thoughts, ditto for Zimbabwe as India require three votes are required to stop the reforms. “If the reform proposals come up for voting and Srinivasan is BCCI representative, don’t be surprised if BCCI lose 1-9 or 2-8 may be,” the source said.
In the last two ICC meetings, the BCCI has been represented by Vikram Limaye. The ICC AGM will be held in Dubai on April 27-28.
The COA head Vinod Rai has made it clear that the office bearers don’t need their approval to convene an SGM but any deviation from Supreme Court order will make them step in.
A lot of BCCI officials are still N. Srinivasan confidants including joint secretary Amitabh Chaudhary and treasurer Aniruddh Chaudhry.
“The COA is keeping a tab of things. Srinivasan in any case is ineligible to attend the so-called SGM as he is above 70 years and is on the wrong side of all the Lodha Committee reforms. Also one shouldn’t assume that Srinivasan’s nomination as BCCI representative for ICC meeting will be a cakewalk,” the source said.

Bangladesh, SL may not be with BCCI if Srinivasan joins ICC

PTI, MUMBAI: Indian Cricket Boards move to stall the proposed constitutional and financial reforms in the ICC may suffer a roadblock if BCCI tries to send N Srinivasan as its representative at the world bodys Board Meeting. It was also learnt that Committee Of Administrators (COA) may just spring into action if Srinivasan, who is 72 years old, becomes BCCIs representative at the global bodys forum. There are rumours that Srinivasan will have backing of majority of state units at the BCCI Special General Meeting, tentatively scheduled for April 9 but this move can mean that Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will no longer support India. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is very wary of Srinivasan. They have not forgotten the kind of insult the then ICC President Mustafa Kamal faced at the 2015 World Cup in Australia. Bangladesh for certain will not be with India if Srinivasan is BCCIs choice at ICC Board Meet, a senior BCCI source privy to development told the agencies on Sunday. Even Sri Lanka might have other thoughts, ditto for Zimbabwe as India require three votes are required to stop the reforms. If the reform proposals come up for voting and Srinivasan is BCCI representative, dont be surprised if BCCI lose 1-9 or 2-8 may be, the source said. In the last two ICC meetings, the BCCI has been represented by Vikram Limaye. The ICC AGM will be held in Dubai on April 27-28. The COA head Vinod Rai has made it clear that the office bearers dont need their approval to convene an SGM but any deviation from Supreme Court order will make them step in. A lot of BCCI officials are still N. Srinivasan confidants including joint secretary Amitabh Chaudhary and treasurer Aniruddh Chaudhry. The COA is keeping a tab of things. Srinivasan in any case is ineligible to attend the so-called SGM as he is above 70 years and is on the wrong side of all the Lodha Committee reforms. Also one shouldnt assume that Srinivasans nomination as BCCI representative for ICC meeting will be a cakewalk, the source said.