The BCCI representative for ICC meetings is one of the topics on agenda at the BCCI AGM as Jay Shah will no longer be available for that role.
Bengaluru: The fixation of date for the Special General Meeting (SGM) for the appointment of the new BCCI secretary will be on agenda at the Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) on September 29. The AGM coincides with the inauguration of the state-of-the-art National Cricket Academy (NCA) centre in the outskirts of Bengaluru as all the board members will be present in the city.
The development comes in after outgoing BCCI secretary Jay Shah was unanimously elected as the International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman following Greg Barclay’s decision to not contest for the post for the third consecutive time. Despite that, Shah will continue to work in his role as the BCCI secretary till December 1 when he formally assumes his office at ICC. At the AGM, the 35-year-old will be present at the BCCI secretary.
The other important point in the meeting’s 18-point agenda, which has been sent to all the state associations, is the appointment of BCCI’s representative to the ICC meetings, as Shah will no longer be available for that role. The name of the current BCCI president Roger Binny might be discussed for the board’s representative to the ICC, or it could fall on the incoming secretary.
But at 69, Binny does not have age on his side with 70 being the upper ceiling to be in administration. Other than those two pressing matters, the AGM will also see the induction of two representatives of the general body in the IPL Governing Council and the induction of one representative from the Indian Cricketers’ Association (ICA) in the IPL Governing Council.
The AGM will also include some regular board activities such as ratification of the annual budget for 2024-25 and the appointment of Ombudsman and Ethics Officer. The meeting will appoint a Cricket Committee and Standing Committee as per the BCCI Constitution, along with the formation of a new Umpires Committee under Rule 27.
It will also consider the ‘Report of the Internal Committee of BCCI formed under Prevention of Sexual Harassment Policy’, besides approving rules formed by the Apex Council pertaining to domestic cricket.