BCCI acting secy questions COA chief’s functioning

came back strongly by registering two wins and a draw in their last three matches after a poor start to the campaign.

Placed fifth in the points table with nine points from six matches, the Malabarians, under the tutelage of experienced Indian coach Bino George, have displayed quality with their young Indian recruits playing well.

The likes of Rajesh S, Arjun Jayaraj,

Gani Ahmed Nigam have done well so far and they will fancy their chances.

“My players are young and they will give their best. Not thinking about the opponents,” coach Bino George said.

Gokulam were dealt with a blow when star striker Antonio German left the club on Wednesday citing personal reasons. “We don’t have stars in our team. It is a team game and we can play without German,” the coach said. NEW DELHI: BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary on Friday questioned why the Committee of Administrators chief, Vinod Rai, was keeping his only other member of the panel, Diana Edulji, in the dark about cricketing decisions being taken in recent times.

Launching a fresh attack on the Supreme Court-appointed COA chief Rai, Choudhary also wanted to know the reason behind the mid-season player transfer rule change that happened midway into the 201819 domestic season.

One of the important questions he asked was how exactly did the leak happen in the Mithali Raj letter episode.

Choudhary wrote: “How was the report of Ms Mithali Raj leaked? Who is the author of the unauthorised, unprecedented, mid-season above referred change of rule,” he enquired. “It is now part of the BCCI records that while the views of the only other member of the COA, so half the Coa-if that need be said, having far better credentials in the game than any of us in the BCCI, have been repeatedly ignored, confidential mails received by only a few orchestrated to be leaked just to bring discomfort to her in the public eye.

“Considering the sensitivity of the whole issue, specially the fact that a member of the COA was concerned, I had immediately asked for a report from the concerned officials, but to no avail.” About the board’s decision to change the player transfer rule regarding wards of government employees, Choudhary said that it was unwarranted and could have been avoided mid-season. “As my modest mind understands, the change of rule was unauthorised and unconstitutional. That was so because it had no sanction from the Technical Committee, Tournament Committee, Apex Council or the General Body.

“That it is not even clear as to who is its author. That, considering it was mid-season, it was unprecedented in cricket history.”