MUMBAI: Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) working com­m­ittee meeting, expe­cted to discuss the fate of the two suspended IPL sides Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) has been adjo­u­rned after former board president N. Srinivasan tried to attend the meeting as a representative of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Assoc­iation (TNCA).

The meeting was scheduled to begin at afternoon on Friday but the drama created by Srinivasan’s alleged attempt to attend it delayed the start.

Reports suggest that BCCI boss Jagmohan Dalmiya and his officials were strictly against Srinivasan being present in the meeting.

After a delay of close to one hour, the meeting was adjourned indefinitely. After consultation with senior BCCI members and legal head Ushanath Bannerjee, president Jagmohan Dalm­iya told reporters that the meeting was being adjourned due to the “lack of legal clarity” on Srinivasan’s participation.

“The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) working committee meeting was adjourned sine die after deciding to seek the opinion of the Supreme Court whether N. Sriniv­asan could attend the meetings of the BCCI as the authorised representative of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association,” BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur said in a brief statement. — Agencies

Published in Dawn, August 29th, 2015

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