Sourav Ganguly led the chase of President XI with an undefeated 53 from 32 balls.© AFP
One day before the 89th Annual General Meeting of the all-important Cricket Control Board in India (BCCI), the board members played a friendly match at the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad. The fun outing saw Secretary XI, led by Jay Shah, beat President XI, led by Sourav Ganguly. Secretary XI batted first with the side scoring 128/3 in the assigned 12 overs. While Jaydev Shah scored the top scorer with an undefeated 38, Mohammad Azharuddin opened the batting and retired injured after hitting a 37 of 22 balls (seven limits). Former BCCI treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry hit an undefeated 10 of 7 balls that included a six. Chasing the target, Sourav Ganguly led from the front with an undefeated 53, but his team couldn’t chase the total and fell short by 28 runs. Secretary Jay Shah was the star of the show with the ball for his team as he finished 2/39. He could have had a third, but Ganguly’s catch fell off his bowling alley.
Returning to the AGM, the introduction of two new teams in the IPL and the inclusion of cricket in the Olympics are the two main points of discussion among the 23 items on the agenda.
While Rajeev Shukla will take over as Vice President, Brijesh Patel will continue as IPL President. Tax issues related to the ICC are also on the 23-point agenda and are expected to be discussed in detail, as India will host the 2021 T20 World Cup as well as the 2023 50-over World Cup. Discussions regarding the FTP may also see conversations about the fate of the women’s team, as they have not played an international match since the T20 World Cup in Australia.
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While there have also been discussions about how some of the state associations are not very satisfied with the conversations about the conflict of interest surrounding President Sourav Ganguly, it will be interesting to see if the matter is actually debated in the room.
National cricket could also be up for debate as BCCI prepares to host the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 trophy. The T20 tournament is scheduled to be played starting January 10 and while it will be the first domestic competition to be played in the country in the post-coronavirus era, board members could discuss how to remunerate domestic players as a full season. almost impossible today.
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