Srinivasan man could be Dalmiya's new assistant
A proposal may be presented to the working committee for Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) treasurer Biswarup Dey to be appointed as executive assistant to the board president Jagmohan Dalmiya
AGM challenge delayed
The Sharad Pawar faction's decision to challenge the AGM chairman Shivlal Yadav's ruling that allowed Samarjit Gaekwad to represent the Baroda Cricket Association at the AGM has been delayed due to holidays for the festival of Holi.
Initially, the Mumbai Cricket Association, whose vice-president Ravi Savant lost to TC Mathew in the election for one of five vice-president's posts, was planning to move Bombay High Court over Yadav's ruling. However, the MCA headed by Pawar has also been considering the option of going directly to the Supreme Court, which is closed this week for Holi.
It is understood a decision on whether to file a petition in the High Court or Supreme Court will be made over the weekend and a petition will be filed early next week.
Rakesh Parikh, a BCA vice-president from the Pawar group, claimed the BCA managing committee had authorised him to represent the association at the AGM. However, Gaekwad, a Srinivasan supporter, exercised his right as the BCA president and claimed he was the legitimate representative. Yadav chose Gaekwad, which helped the Srinivasan group win four of the five posts.
Amol Karhadkar is a correspondent at ESPNcricinfo