File photo of N Srinivasan. Will he be able to float a 'proxy' as the BCCI head or will Sharad Pawar - expected to contest the BCCI elections - prevail?
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New Delhi: The tussle for the throne of the Board of Control for Cricket in India - the richest cricket board in the world - has intensified.
Reports suggest that Mumbai Cricket Association president Sharad Pawar (also the Nationalist Congress Party chief) met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a bid to foil N. Srinivasan's attempt to regain stronghold at the helm of BCCI.
Srinivasan is currently barred by the Supreme Court from contesting Board elections until he gives up commercial interests in the sport. However, he is expected to meet his supporters in Chennai, on Friday, to propose the name of current BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel for Board president.
Patel is considered a close confidante of Srinivasan and, if elected, could serve as his "proxy." If not Patel, even former Board chief Jagmohan Dalmiya's name could be suggested.
The suspense over Pawar contesting BCCI elections is also likely to end on Friday (February 27).
According to an earlier PTI report, MCA sources had said Pawar was confident of getting the requisite support from the East Zone as well as the rest of the Board if it comes to a contest with the ruling faction. Pawar had previously held the post from 2005 to 2008.
BCCI's elections are slated for March 2, with March 1 being the final date for filing of nominations. This time it's the turn of East Zone affiliates of the BCCI to propose and second the name of the president.
While Srinivasan remains determined to regain his footing in the BCCI, his lawyer Kapil Sibal is expected to be at the apex court hearing of a contempt of court case against his client, on Friday.
The Supreme Court on Monday, had questioned Srinivasan's decision to attend and chair a BCCI meeting on February 8 despite their ruling (on January 22) barring him from doing so. Srinivasan had attended the meeting as the chief of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association.
Come March 2, will Srinivasan manage to float a "proxy" candidate and get to run BCCI again? Or is it end-game for the Tamil Nadu cricket strongman? Decisive days ahead for the Indian cricket Board.
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