Niranjan Shah Appointed as the CEO of Saurashtra Cricket Association

Aug 26, 2017 at 8:43 PM

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Niranjan Shah Appointed as the CEO of Saurashtra Cricket Association

Former BCCI President Niranjan Shah despite being appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) is yet to accept the role. The experienced campaigner served as the President of SCA for over four decades before the Lodha Committee recommendations disqualified him from being part of the office anymore.

The Joint Secretary of the Saurashtra Cricket Association Madhukar Worah stated during their governing body meeting that Shah has been appointed as the CEO but he is yet to accept the role.

“Shri Madhukar Worah informed the governing body, after requesting Mr. Niranjan Shah to leave the meeting, as confirmed in earlier Governing Body meeting and Annual General Meeting, the appointment of Mr. Niranjan Shah as the chief executive. Mr. Worah informed the governing body that Mr. Niranjan Shah shall inform in due course feasible date to join as Chief Executive,” the official records of the meeting read.

Shah was disqualified from his post following the two recommendations made by the Lodha Committee- the age cap of 70 years and a total period of 9 or more years in the office. The SCA stated that the appointment of Shah as the CEO was done to neutralize the void left after the implementation of the Lodha Committee. The appointment was made to look after the ‘larger interest of the state association.’

“This is an option as per the SCA constitution but I haven’t accepted it at the moment. In the subsequent Governing Body meetings (after May 27) I have informed the house that I haven’t decided. But no court order prevents me from accepting the post,” Shah was quoted as saying by the Indian Express without dismissing the possibility of a return to the Saurashtra Cricket Association.

When asked that whether his appointment questions the spirit and dignity of the Supreme Court Shah said, “I don’t think so. Even if you see the Lodha Committee FAQs, there’s no bar. CEOs at many big companies are all above 70. So what! This also you see as a company.”

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