SC proposes Sunil Gavaskar as interim President of BCCI

New Delhi, 27 March 2014:

Highlights of SC Proposals:

* SC proposes any person associated with India Cements will not be involved with BCCI

 

* SC proposes Sunil Gavaskar as interim president of BCCI in place of N Srinivasan till it gives final verdict in the matter

 

* SC proposes that Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals should not be part of IPL 7

 

* SC to pass interim order on IPL spot fixing and betting scandal tomorrow (Friday)

 

N. Srinivasan

 

* BCCI gives its proposal before Supreme Court assuring it of initiating disciplinary proceedings on the basis of recommendations of Mudgal committee report.

 

* Investigation be carried out on the basis of findings of Mudgal committee report: BCCI tells SC

 

* We will have to think hard for the benefit of cricket and will have to pass order: Supreme Court

 

The story so far

N Srinivasan has not resigned as BCCI president despite the Supreme Court’s two-day ultimatum asking him to step down from his post. The court is to resume the hearing of the IPL spot-fixing and betting scandal on Thursday and the beleaguered Indian cricket chief seems to have decided to wait for the apex court’s orders.

 

The Srinivasan-baiters, meanwhile, lambasted their nemesis’s stubborn stance. On Wednesday, Lalit Modi had called upon former BCCI president Shashank Manohar to return to the helm of affairs once Srinivasan vacated the seat.

 

“Shashank Manohar has previous experience and I think he can take up the responsibility of being the next BCCI President,” Modi had tweeted. Ironically, it was Manohar who had led the BCCI and played a key role in the the former IPL chairman being thrown out from the board back in 2010.

 

Manohar, who held the president’s post from 2008 to 2011, has more or less stayed away from the BCCI’s matters since leaving the chair. But the Nagpur-based lawyer did make his displeasure regarding the present plight of the board known in a press statement on Wednesday.

 

“Cricket is the most popular game in India and enjoys a dedicated viewership. This viewership is what generates income and fuels BCCI’s clout on an International Level. The Supreme Court’s observation is that there are very, very serious allegations made in the report and unless the BCCI president steps down, no fair probe can be conducted,” he said.

 

Meanwhile, former board presidents IS Bindra and AC Muttiah too came down strongly against Srinivasan’s decision to stay put despite the Supreme Court’s observation.