Srini's re-election will be doomsday for Indian cricket: Modi

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Sep 23 2013 | 8:31 PM IST
Former IPL chairperson Lalit Modi was his usual outspoken self when he said it will be a "doomsday" for the Indian cricket if N Srinivasan gets re-elected as BCCI president at the Board's AGM on September 29.
"Across the globe, the fans, advertisers and administrators will be disappointed at this if Srinivasan gets re-elected. A wrong message would be sent. It will be a doomsday for Indian cricket," said Modi.
Srinivasan has declared that he will contest for the top post in the upcoming Board elections in Chennai.
Srinivasan is bidding to get re-elected as BCCI president for the third year running under the Board's two plus one year tenure rule, having completed two years at the helm.
Srinivasan has been under a lot of pressure since the spot-fixing scandal broke out and his son-in-law and Chennai Super Kings team official Gurunath Meiyappan's name cropped up in investigations into betting during the Indian Premier League's sixth season held in April-May.
The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association's president stepped aside in June as the BCCI chief and let former president Jagmohan Dalmiya take over the day-to-day work. However, he chaired the meeting of the disciplinary committee held in Delhi earlier this month that imposed life bans on cricketers S Sreesanth and Ankeet Chavan following a probe by BCCI's Anti-Corruption and Sceurity Unit chief Ravi Sawani for indulging in spot-fixing in IPL6.
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First Published: Sep 23 2013 | 8:31 PM IST

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