Internet Desk: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has called all its affiliated units for a Special General Meeting (SGM) in Delhi on Saturday to discuss upon implementation of the Lodha Committee Reforms. With Supreme Court scheduled to hear the case on Monday, it is perhaps the last chance for the cash rich cricket body in world to discuss the issues which they feel will affect the functioning of the Board.
The main points that will come up for discussion are the One State One Vote clause, three year cooling off period and age limit of 70 years.
It is unlikely that members will agree on three-year term with three year cooling off period. Many in the Board feel that the best idea would be to have two terms of six years with three year cooling off period in between two terms.
Another important agenda of the SGM will be the discussion of the affidavit to be submitted to Supreme Court by BCCI President Anurag Thakur
The apex court had directed Thakur to file an affidavit and clarify whether he had asked the ICC to write that Lodha Recommendations amounted to government interference. This was reportedly claimed by ICC Chief Executive Dave Richardson in some recent media interactions.
The BCCI legal team is preparing the affidavit.
According to sources close to the BCCI president, he only “followed up on former president Shashank Manohar’s earlier plea wherein he (Manohar) had stated appointment of CAG representative in Apex Council will subject to interference.”
While Vidarbha and Tripura have decided to accept Lodha Reforms in totality, till now majority of the state units still feel recommendations are unacceptable.