Crucial BCCI meeting on Sunday, Srinivasan likely to resign

Meeting called after hon secy and treasurer quit in protest of BCCI chief sticking to his post

Facing flak from all quarters of the Board Of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI), President, N Srinivasan, has finally called a meeting of working committee in Chennai on Sunday and it is likely that he could announce his resignation from the top post.

The meeting of the working committee has been called after honorary secretary Sanjay Jagdale and Ajay Shirke, treasurer, resigned from their posts on Friday evening in protest of Srinivasan’s decision to continue as the President of BCCI.

“A meeting of the Working Committee of the BCCI will be held at 2:30 pm on Sunday, June 2, 2013, at the Park Sheraton, Chennai,” said Anurag Thakur, joint secretary of BCCI, in a statement. The time of the meeting has been changed so that all the members of the working committee could reach Chennai to attend the meeting.

Senior members of the BCCI, including Anurag Thakur, have demanded that an urgent meeting should be called by the BCCI, as involvement of Srinivasan’s family members in spot fixing scandal had brought disrepute to the organisation.

“Wait for a day, you will hear something significant,” said Arun Jaitley, Vice President of BCCI, when he was asked about the working committee meeting of the BCCI. Interestingly, Jaitley had met Anurag Thakur, joint secretary of BCCI on Friday evening and it is believed that if Srinivasan doesn’t resign from his post then more resignations of Vice Presidents and other officer bearers of BCCI can follow to isolate the BCCI chief.

Members of the BCCI have also asked Jagmohan Dalmiya, former BCCI President and President of Bengal Cricket Association, to convince Srinivasan to quit from the post and avoid further embarrassment to BCCI.   

Srinivasan has come under attack after his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was arrested by the Mumbai Police on charges of being involved in spot fixing in the recently concluded season of IPL. Mumbai Police has alleged that Meiyappan was in touch with bookies and he was allegedly leaking information on matches.

“It is much regrettable and distressing that the situation is getting aggravated in increasingly disgraceful manner. The matter pertaining resignation of BCCI's President N Srinivasan should rather be a matter between himself and the rules and regulations of the Board,” said Niranjan Shah, the President of Saurashtra Cricket Association.

With each passing day, state cricket associations have out against Srinivasan to demand for his resignation. The first to take a stand was Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association which was followed by Delhi, Assam and Goa.