Munde files nomination for MCA election
Mumbai: Senior BJP leader Gopinath Munde on Tuesday became the first political bigwig to file his nomination to contest for the presidentship of the Mumbai Cricket Association at its biennial election which is scheduled on October 18. "There are a lot of issues facing the MCA's clubs and members. They lack facilities and I want to improve them. That's one of the reasons I want to contest the elections," Munde told reporters after filing his nomination at the MCA office here.
no relief for Shetty
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday declined to grant interim relief to top Cricket Board official Ratnakar Shetty who had challenged a recent amendment in byelaws of Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) which disqualified him from contesting its elections. A Bench headed by Justice S J Vajifdar observed that at this juncture the court was not inclined to grant ad-interim relief prayed by Shetty, who is BCCI General Manager (Game Development), in his petition. The amendment had barred Shetty from contesting MCA elections on the ground he was a paid employee of the Board and hence would not be able to take a firm stand against BCCI whenever the situation arose in sensitive matters. Shetty, in his petition, prayed for a stay on this amendment and sought relief to contest elections of the Association scheduled to be held on October 18.
Rains could pose threat to Ind-Aus T20
Rajkot: Inclement weather could pose a threat to the India-Australia T20 international match here on Thursday with the Met Department forecasting rainfall over the next 48 hours. There was a heavy downpour this afternoon and unseasonal showers could disrupt the one-off T20 game to be held at the newly built SCA Stadium on the city's outskirts. However, Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) sources said the match isn't likely to be affected, as they have a good drainage mechanism in the stadium.
India series would help Australia: lee
New Delhi: The timing of it may be far from perfect but former pacer Brett lee on Tuesday said the upcoming India-Australia ODI series would do a world of good to the team in transition from Down Under as nothing beats the experience of playing in India. "It is probably not the perfect timing but we always have to look at the positives and that's what I would prefer to do. This is a great opportunity for this young Australian team to play cricket in the heat and dust of India, which would set them up for the toughest of conditions," lee said. PNS/Agencies
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Senior BCCI office-bearers welcome SC order
The senior office-bearers of the BCCI welcomed the Supreme Court's order. "We have always respected the observations and orders of the apex court. We had complete faith in the judiciary. The BCCI accepts the court order with utmost humility. We are happy that Mr Srinivasan will be able to perform his presidential duties," BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel said.
"Mr Srinivasan had recused himself from the day to day activities of the BCCI and not for once did the Board break any rules," Patel added.
BCCI joint secretary and Member of Parliament Anurag Thakur also welcomed the decision.
"It's certainly a relief that Mr Srinivasan will be officially taking charge of the BCCI. He has been unanimously elected as the president of the BCCI and the members have a lot of faith in his abilities as an administrator," Thakur said.
Senior BCCI vice-president and veteran Cricket Association of Bengal official Chitrak Mitra said that Srinivasan taking charge meant that there won't be any "constitutional crisis in the board" which looked imminent during the last few days. "We are extremely happy that Mr Srinivasan is officially back at the helm. There was a possibility of constitutional crisis arising out of a situation where he was not being able to take charge.
"The Honourable Supreme Court's orders will only help BCCI set the house in order. Srinivasan is an able administrator and the functioning of the Board has been smooth under his supervision," Mitra added.