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SC sacks Anurag Thakur as BCCI president, Ajay Shirke from secy post

Tells 2 senior counsels to suggest replacements; lays down rules for all cricket associations

A view of Supreme Court of India building in New Delhi. Photo: PTI
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A view of Supreme Court of India building in New Delhi. Photo: PTI

M J AntonyArnab Dutta New Delhi
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the removal of Anurag Thakur and Ajay Shirke as president and secretary, respectively, of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur, in an interim order, decided to appoint a committee of administrators to replace the old guard. The members are to be suggested in two weeks by senior lawyers Gopal Subramanium and Fali Nariman.

Monday's order is a sequel to the Lodha panel recommendations. The committee, under former Chief Justice R M Lodha, was set up by the apex court exactly two