Thakur firm on BCCI's special general meeting, says 'its important to clean cricket's image'

Asserting that it is very important to clean the image of cricket, BCCI Joint Secretary Anurag Thakur said on Saturday some important decisions will be taken in the cricket board's meeting to held in a couple of days from now.

"I think it's very important to clean the image of cricket. It's very important to meet and take certain decisions. I have requested the President (BCCI President) to call a meeting as soon as possible. I am hopeful that he is going to call a meeting in a couple of days' time," Thakur told the media here.

"I think the police is doing its job. The three-member committee, had Mr. Sanjay as a third member; he is no more a BCCI Secretary. So, we also need to look into those areas also. So, we need to have a meeting and discuss all those issues, which have been raised in the media over the last few days," he added.

Thakur reiterated that BCCI President N. Srinivasan should step down from his post for a fair and transparent probe in the spot-fixing scandal.

"And for a fair and transparent probe, we have again requested him to set aside," he said.

Thakur, however, remained evasive on whether he would also put down his papers following the resignation of two BCCI heavyweights-Sanjay Jagdale and Ajay Shirke-to mount pressure on Srinivasan to step down.

"It's not about my resigning or anyone else resigning. It's about a fair probe and to clean the image of cricket, we need to run the board in a very transparent manner, which we do," he said.

BCCI vice-president Arun Jaitley earlier in the day said that there would be some significant developments in the next 24 hours

"Wait for a day and you will hear something significant today," he told mediapersons outside his residence in New Delhi.

There are indications that more senior functionaries would resign to mount pressure on BCCI President N. Srinivasan to step down in the wake of IPL spot-fixing scandal.

The chorus for Srinivasan's ouster as BCCI President has grown louder with BCCI heavyweights appearing to be firm regarding his resignation. Union Minister and former BCCI boss Sharad Pawar has also joined in the attack.

The Sports Ministry has put pressure on Srinivasan, and said that he should tender his resignation on moral grounds, pending the outcome of the inquiry.

Despite suggestions from BCCI heavyweights- Rajeev Shukla and Arun Jaitley-that he should disassociate himself from the procedures of the inquiry commission investigating the spot-fixing scandal, Srinivasan has so far showed no signs of relenting under pressure.

A Mumbai Court yesterday extended the police custody of actor Vindoo Dara Singh and BCCI President N. Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan till June 3.

The Mumbai Crime Brach yesterday recorded the statement of Chennai hotelier Vikram Agarwal, a friend of Meiyappan.