Updated on Monday, April 19, 2010, 11:53 IST
Zeecric Bureau
New Delhi: It might be the end of ‘good times’ for Lalit Modi as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) might strip him off his post of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Commissioner.
Modi, the master-mind behind the extravagant and cash-rich IPL, has been under the scanner of late for his public spat with minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor over the ownership of the IPL Kochi franchise.
Sources in the BCCI claim that the apex body will most certainly sack Modi from his position as they do not ‘approve’ of Modi’s way of functioning and may move a resolution to either curb his powers as an IPL Chairman or sack him from the post altogather.
“BCCI president Shashank Manohar is not in favour of Lalit Modi and doesn’t approve of his way of functioning”, a source said.
“Everyone is upset at what is happening now. The governing council will meet in the next two days,” said a BCCI official.
According to some sources, BCCI is likely to move a resolution of removal on May 2.
Most members of the IPL governing council met in Dharamshala over the weekend and Modi had almost no support. The only support Modi currently has is from former BCCI president and current ICC vice president Sharad Pawar.
The technicalities of the administrative structure of the board is such that if Modi challenges the decision, matters can go all the way up to the BCCI general body, in which case each of the 30 state cricket associations that comprise the cricket board and the body’s president will have the final say in the matter.
The only way Modi can survive this ordeal is by somehow winning the support of at least 16 state associations at the general body.
However, it will be very tough for Modi to win over so many state associations because most cricket administrators are upset at the high level of scrutiny Modi has caused to bring upon the activities of BCCI and associated bodies.
My bet is that BCCI would do nothing of that sort (sacking Lalit Modi) because they are in the thick of it together.
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Zeecric Bureau
New Delhi: It might be the end of ‘good times’ for Lalit Modi as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) might strip him off his post of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Commissioner.
Modi, the master-mind behind the extravagant and cash-rich IPL, has been under the scanner of late for his public spat with minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor over the ownership of the IPL Kochi franchise.
Sources in the BCCI claim that the apex body will most certainly sack Modi from his position as they do not ‘approve’ of Modi’s way of functioning and may move a resolution to either curb his powers as an IPL Chairman or sack him from the post altogather.
“BCCI president Shashank Manohar is not in favour of Lalit Modi and doesn’t approve of his way of functioning”, a source said.
“Everyone is upset at what is happening now. The governing council will meet in the next two days,” said a BCCI official.
According to some sources, BCCI is likely to move a resolution of removal on May 2.
Most members of the IPL governing council met in Dharamshala over the weekend and Modi had almost no support. The only support Modi currently has is from former BCCI president and current ICC vice president Sharad Pawar.
The technicalities of the administrative structure of the board is such that if Modi challenges the decision, matters can go all the way up to the BCCI general body, in which case each of the 30 state cricket associations that comprise the cricket board and the body’s president will have the final say in the matter.
The only way Modi can survive this ordeal is by somehow winning the support of at least 16 state associations at the general body.
However, it will be very tough for Modi to win over so many state associations because most cricket administrators are upset at the high level of scrutiny Modi has caused to bring upon the activities of BCCI and associated bodies.
My bet is that BCCI would do nothing of that sort (sacking Lalit Modi) because they are in the thick of it together.
http://www.zeenews.com/news620261.html
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