N Srinivasan’s presence in Hyderabad raises eyebrows

HYDERABAD: Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N Srinivasan put in an appearance in the city and had a long chat with top board officials following their meeting with the Committee of Administrators (CoA) on Wednesday morning.

Srinivasan spent some time at a city hotel in the afternoon with top BCCI officials, CK Khanna, Anirudh Chaudhary and Amitabh Chaudhry, who had met with the CoA earlier in the day to discuss the board affairs ahead of Indian Premier League’s inauguration and opening match. Both Anirudh Chaudhary, the treasurer and CK Khanna, the acting president, said that the meeting with the CoA was cordial and appointment of eligible officebearers was emphasised.

However, the presence of Srinivasan raised speculation.

While the official version given by BCCI officials was that he was here in private capacity, his long meeting with officials raised eyebrows. It should be noted that the BCCI has called a Special General Body meeting on April 9. The top agenda listed for the New Delhi meeting is discussion on the BCCI representative to be sent to the ICC . Sources in the know say that Srinivasan has been trying hard to become India’s representative to the ICC meeting. “The BCCI officials have backed him and there was discussion over it in Wednesday’s meeting. However, there seems to be disappointment for them and Srinivasan as the Committee isn’t approving of having him at ICC. He has already exhausted his tenures in the BCCI as well as the state association. Besides, at 72, he is well past the age limit,” said the source.