Sourav Ganguly gets a new significant role in Indian cricket

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The seven member committee comprises of Rajiv Shukla, Sourav Ganguly, TC Mathew, Naba Bhattacharjee, Jay Shah, Anirudh Chaudhary and Amitabh Chaudhary. Image Source: XtraTime

Internet Desk: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly was drafted in a seven member committee formed by the BCCI to analyse the implementation of Lodha reforms. The seven member committee comprises of Rajiv Shukla, Sourav Ganguly, TC Mathew, Naba Bhattacharjee, Jay Shah, Anirudh Chaudhary and Amitabh Chaudhary. The committee will be headed by IPL Governing Council chairman Rajiv Shukla.

The seven member committee was formed today in a meeting held in Mumbai. The committee is likely to hold its first meeting on June 30. The committee will identify critical points in implementation of Lodha Committee reforms.

“In terms of the decision taken in the Special General Meeting held at the Cricket Centre, Mumbai on June 26, 2017 with regard to the issues relating to the implementation of the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court dated July 18, 2016, the undersigned is pleased to announce the following seven-member committee to identify the few critical points in respect of the said judgement for the General Body of the BCCI to consider before its submission to the Hon’ble Supreme Court,” said BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary in the statement.

In view of the fact that the next date of hearing in the apex court in the matter is fixed for July 14, 2017, the committee is requested to fix an early date for its meeting in order to ensure that the above task is undertaken with utmost urgency and its written report circulated by July 10, 2017 so that the same may be considered by the General Body and finalized prior to the above hearing.

​​The BCCI Acting President, Mr. C.K. Khanna will be apprised on a regular basis on the deliberations of the committee and the report shall finally be submitted to him to present it to the General Body.

“The committee will go into each and every action point necessitated by the principle (SC) judgement and then only those exceptional and limited areas of difficulties would be brought to the notice of the COA who will thereafter decide the course of action,” said Choudhary on Monday.

The members of the committee are as follows:

Mr. Rajeev Shukla (Chairman)

Mr. Sourav Ganguly
Mr. T.C. Mathew
Mr. Naba Bhattacharjee
Mr. Jay Shah
Mr. Anirudh Chaudhry (Hony. Treasurer, BCCI)
Mr. Amitabh Choudhary (Hony. Acting Secretary) – Convener