The current Board of Control for Cricket in India president N Srinivasan’s tenure gets over in September 2014, but he may not be done with the all-powerful chair yet.
If all goes according to his plan, Srinivasan is set to get re-elected. The groundwork has started and on the sidelines of the Indian Premier League auction the Tamil Nadu strongman made clear his intentions of continuing in the chair till 2017.
Next, from 2014 to 2017, is the turn of East zone and all it requires is two state units from that zone to propose the name. With at least four associations on his side — Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura and Odisha — Srinivasan is sitting pretty with numbers. The remaining two votes are with Jagmohan Dalmiya, the Cricket Association of Bengal and the National Cricket Club.
The only roadblock in Srinivasan’s continuation can be Dalmiya, given his renewed interest in the Board’s activities. But given the way the current balance of power is stacked in favour of Srinivasan, Dalmiya’s resistance may drown out in the number game, especially in front of Srinivasan’s now-famous tactics of getting people on his side through persuasion and inducements.
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The current Board of Control for Cricket in India president N Srinivasan’s tenure gets over in September 2014, but he may not be done with the all-powerful chair yet.
If all goes according to his plan, Srinivasan is set to get re-elected. The groundwork has started and on the sidelines of the Indian Premier League auction the Tamil Nadu strongman made clear his intentions of continuing in the chair till 2017.
Next, from 2014 to 2017, is the turn of East zone and all it requires is two state units from that zone to propose the name. With at least four associations on his side — Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura and Odisha — Srinivasan is sitting pretty with numbers. The remaining two votes are with Jagmohan Dalmiya, the Cricket Association of Bengal and the National Cricket Club.
The only roadblock in Srinivasan’s continuation can be Dalmiya, given his renewed interest in the Board’s activities. But given the way the current balance of power is stacked in favour of Srinivasan, Dalmiya’s resistance may drown out in the number game, especially in front of Srinivasan’s now-famous tactics of getting people on his side through persuasion and inducements.
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Board of Control for Cricket in India President N. Srinivasan’s tenure ends in September, "but he may not be done with the all-powerful chair yet," according to Sai Prasad Mohapatra of the HINDUSTAN TIMES. If all goes according to his plan, Srinivasan "is set to get re-elected." The groundwork has started and on the sidelines of the Indian Premier League auction "the Tamil Nadu strongman made clear his intentions of continuing in the chair" till '17. Next, from '14-17, is the turn of East zone "and all it requires is two state units from that zone to propose the name." With at least four associations on his side -- Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura and Odisha -- Srinivasan "is sitting pretty with numbers." The "remaining two votes are with" former BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmiya, the Cricket Association of Bengal and the National Cricket Club. The only roadblock in Srinivasan’s continuation can be Dalmiya, "given his renewed interest in the Board’s activities." But given the way the "current balance of power is stacked in favor" of Srinivasan, Dalmiya’s resistance "may drown out in the number game" (
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TIMES OF INDIA, 2/15).
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PTI, 2/16).
