The BCCI has called a Special General Meeting (SGM) on October 4 to elect its new president with Nagpur lawyer Shashank Manohar emerging as a "consensus" candidate.
Addressing the media on Tuesday morning, BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur said the meeting will be held in Mumbai and scrutiny of the nominations will be done on October 3.
"Shashank Manohar is our consensus candidate," Thakur told media at the sidelines of the T20 warm-up game between South Africa and India A, adding that if an election happens, "N Srinivasan can come and vote at the SGM".
The Supreme Court hearing on Srinivasan's eligibility on attending BCCI meeting is slated for October 5.
Thakur said Srinivasan cannot attend the meeting but he was not barred from casting his vote. Manohar, who has served as BCCI President from 2008 to 2011, has agreed for a second innings as BCCI chief after initially refusing to come into picture.
Thakur, Shukla depose before lodha Commission
BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur and IPl chairman Rajeev Shukla on Tuesday deposed before the Supreme Court appointed Justice (Retd) RM lodha Commission on the possible reforms that the board is expected to carry out once the second part of report is released.
It is learnt that both the senior officials of the BCCI have had "fruitful discussions" with the three-member panel comprising of Justice (Retd) lodha, Justice (Retd) Ashok Bhan and Justice (Retd) RV Raveendran. In fact, Thakur deposed to the committee in the morning on the possible recommendations on the reforms in BCCI.
"I met the lodha commission in the morning. Had a meeting with them for an hour. It was a very fruitful meeting is all I can say," Thakur said on the sidelines of SA’s warm-up game against India A.
Ganguly dodges questions on Manohar's BCCI presidency
Former India captain and incumbent Cricket Association of India (CAB) president Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday remained non-committal on his association's support for Shashank Manohar as the BCCI president, keeping cards close to his chest.
It is East Zone's turn to propose the BCCI president's name and it is widely believed that the former India captain who would now control three votes — Bengal, Tripura and National Cricket Club (NCC) would be the proposer.
When asked whether he will support Manohar's name in the BCCI meeting on October 4, Ganguly said: "We cannot talk right now, we will see what happens ahead."