CoA to discuss state electionsâ compliance and Vikram Rathourâs NCA appointment in upcoming meet
In the upcoming meet in New Delhi on Friday, the Committee of Administrators (COA) will discuss ways to ensure timely state unit polls. The CoA will also deliberate on Vikram Rathourâs application for the National Cricket Academy batting consultantâs position in its meeting in New Delhi on Friday.
After the CoA announced the election dates, the problem that major associations were facing was appointing electoral officers for the state elections. The original deadline for the appointments was July 1 but the COA extended it to July 25 and in the meeting on Friday, will have the last review on the same. The CoA had also instructed the state units to correct inaccuracies in their constitution and make them compliant with Lodha reforms and if they fail to do so, they might lose voting rights for the BCCI elections scheduled for October 22.
âAbout 20 of the 36 state units are in the process of appointing electoral officers. This includes prominent associations like the Mumbai Cricket Association. Whichever unit doesnât fall in line will lose its voting rights. As simple as that,â a BCCI official told PTI.
Apart from that, another matter which is going to be discussed in the meeting will be former India opener Vikram Rathourâs conflict of interest vis-a-vis his application for the role of batting consultant at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. Earlier, his appointment as India under-19 batting coach was cancelled due to the conflict of interest as his brother-in-law Ashish Kapoor is a junior national selector.
Kapoor still holds the position as a junior selector in the BCCI and it remains to be seen if the COA goes ahead with Rathourâs appointment after taking opinion from the BCCI legal team.
âRathourâs case shows that due diligence was not done again. When he has come under conflict of interest in the past, his NCA application should not have been considered,â the official added.