N Srinivasan, former BCCI and ICC chairman, is expected to make a return to the board, but this time to chair an informal meeting, scheduled to happen in Bengaluru on Saturday, to decide the future of the BCCI.
The meeting which has been called to take place, will see some senior officials of BCCI including the likes of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) secretary Kasi Viswanathan and Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) secretary Brijesh Patel.
After the apex court of India dismissed Anurag Thakur and Ajay Shirke from their respective positions on January 2 2017, there seem to be a section of members of board who believe it’s not all over for the BCCI.
Speaking to Indian Express, a former BCCI office-bearer said the decision to implement Lodha-panel reforms completely might not just take place, as at-least 17 of the 28 state board associations will not agree to terms and conditions.
“The administrators will take charge (after January 19) but to implement the Lodha reforms they will have to change the BCCI constitution, which requires a three-fourths majority. As things stand now, at least 17 state associations will still say ‘no’ to the changes. So I don’t know how the changes would be ushered in.”
N Srinivasan, who earlier headed the Tamil Nadu State Cricket Association (TNCA), is no more eligible to hold any post in the board, as per one of the recommendations which says the post holder shouldn’t be above the age of 70 while Srinivasan is (72).