BCCI General Manager RP Shah Resigns Due To Health Reasons

Feb 19, 2017 at 1:55 PM

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BCCI General Manager RP Shah Resigns Due To Health Reasons

RP Shah, one of the three General Managers of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), has resigned from his post citing health reasons.

Quashing all the rumors that suggested he stepped down from the post in the aftermath of the newly-appointed Committee of Administrators (COA) taking a deep look into board’s functioning, Shah said his decision was a personal one taken four months back.

Shah revealed he had resigned in October last year but continued on the request of the BCCI CEO.

“See, I am more than 61 (years of age) and stay in Pune. And due to health reasons, doctors have been advising me to avoid hectic schedules. (From Pune to Mumbai) you know you have to travel a lot. Therefore, I discussed this with my family. I had resigned long back actually. Sometime in October-November last year, I had closed my papers. The (BCCI) CEO requested me to continue, so I continued. Now everybody has settled down. So I requested him (CEO) again and he agreed. I’m leaving on amicable terms,” Shah told The Sunday Express.

Meanwhile, he revealed there is no age restriction for the BCCI employees.

“There’s no (age) restriction imposed by the Committee of Administrators. There was no restriction imposed by the previous management also. I feel it is individual’s decision. I decided that I have served there for more than five years and it’s the appropriate time to move out,” Shah revealed.

However, he said the former BCCI general manager (communications and coordination) Amrit Mathur, who retired in December, had an age clause in his contract.

“There’s a difference between Amrit and me. Amrit’s appointment (papers) specifically stated that he would retire after 60. Nothing was mentioned in my case,” he concluded.

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