NEW DELHI: Pressure on Tuesday mounted on N. Srinivasan to quit as BCCI chief with three vice presidents joining former cricketers and administrators in asking him to respect the Supreme Court observation that he should step down for a fair probe into the IPL fixing scandal.

The beleaguered Srinivasan now appeared isolated even within the Board as three of the five vice-presidents - Shivlal Yadav, Ravi Sawant and Chitrak Mitra - asking him to abide by what the Supreme Court observation.

“SC has given the order, nobody can challenge it. We have to accept it. Since the SC has given an order, there is no question of going back on it or giving an opinion on that. It has to be carried out in total and the BCCI will have to follow whatever the Apex Court has given,” Yadav, a vice-president representing South Zone, said.

Asked if he was willing to do the duty, he said, “Absolutely, I am ready to accept any responsibility given to me.”

Another vice-president Ravi Sawant, who is representing West Zone, asked Srinivasan to resign within the next two days, before the matter comes up before the apex court. “Supreme Court is the highest authority. If the SC has said (Srinivasan must step down), nothing can be done. If the Supreme Court has said he should resign, then he should step down within these two days,” Sawant said.

Vice-President from East Zone, Chitrak Mitra said that a full-fledged president will take over after Srinivasan steps down. “The SC verdict said Srinivasan should step down for a proper investigation (into IPL fixing scandal). If he does not stepped down, the SC will pass an order to that effect on March 27. That’s all about it,” Mitra said.

Meanwhile, former cricketers Mohinder Amarnath and Bishan Singh Bedi and ex-BCCI administrator and former Rajasthan Cricket Association President Kishore Rungta also called for Srinivasan’s stepping down.

Amarnath, a member of 1983 World Cup winning team, said that the “game was bigger than an individual” and Srinivasan should step down in the interest of Indian cricket.

“In the interest of the game, one should step aside and let the enquiry go on. As a lover of the game, he should step down. He should respect the law and he should honour what Supreme Court has suggested. Let’s see how it goes,” Amarnath said.

Bedi took to Twitter to express his opinion. “BCCI touches lowest low-thx SC’ nudge ‘Srini must step down’ & out of all matters crkting! What happens 2 all his cronies in bcci & icc? !Hail SC!,” he tweeted shortly after the court observation.

Rungta was scathing in his criticism of Srinivasan, whose son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was found guilty of placing bets on his IPL team Chennai Super Kings. “I am happy that Supreme Court has asked him to resign. This was absolute arrogance that he was continuing as President of the BCCI,” Rungta said.

“The conduct committee (earlier) had said no Board member would indulge directly or indirectly with the game (IPL team). An Exception was made for Srinivasan, which was wrong. I wish Supreme Court had taken a view at that time,” Rungta said.