Language - | Reports | BCCI to establish ad-hoc committee to run DDCA A senior BCCI official has revealed that the BCCI will form an ad-hoc body to run Delhi cricket as president Rajat Sharma resigned while general secretary Vinod Tihara is in a Meerut jail for alleged violation of the Customs Act. As a matter of fact, the BCCI has already stopped DDCA’s annual grant. SportsCafe Desk |
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 | DDCA president Rajat Sharma's resignation finally confirmed The resignation of Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) president Rajat Sharma has finally been confirmed as Ombudsman Justice (retd) Badar Durrez Ahmed accepted his request the second time. Vice president Rakesh Kumar Bansal is expected to take charge of the board for the time being. SportsCafe Desk |
 | DDCA apex council questions Ombudsman's order to reinstate Rajat Sharma DDCA apex council has questioned the legality of ombudsman Justice (Retd) Badar Durrez Ahmed's order to reinstate Rajat Sharma as the head of DDCA. On Saturday, Sharma had resigned from his post of DDCA president, citing his inability to continue amidst "various pulls and pressures". SportsCafe Desk |
| DDCA ombudsman declines Rajat Sharma's resignation After Rajat Sharma resigned as the DDCA president, citing his inability to continue amid 'various pulls and pressures' within the organisation, ombudsman has ordered that these resignations should be kept in abeyance. The ombudsman came to his decision after receiving three complaints from members. SportsCafe Desk |
| Rajat Sharma controversially resigns as DDCA President Veteran journalist Rajat Sharma has quit the post of DDCA president with immediate effect and has issued a controversial statement. He felt that there were all minds of external pressure and factors that tried to stop him from working with honesty and transparency and thus he felt it right to quit. SportsCafe Desk |
 | BCCI affiliate units to finalise office bearers in informal meeting All the affiliated units and some former administrators of the BCCI are set to finalise the names of their new office-bearers in an 'informal meeting' in Mumbai on Sunday. The new office-bearers and the Apex Council will take charge after the BCCI's Annual General Meeting on October 23. SportsCafe Desk |
 | BCCI electoral officer disqualifies eight associations from BCCI AGM on October 23 The BCCI's electoral officer, N Gopalaswami, has disqualified the nominations from 5 state associations and 3 government bodies in the final electoral roll for the Annual General Meeting on October 23. The eight disqualifications have pruned down the draft list of 38 nominations down to 30. SportsCafe Desk |
| Reports | DDCA members write to CoA requesting re-election The members of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) have reportedly written to the Committee of Administrators (CoA) requesting for re-election. The members are reportedly unhappy with the fact that the elections were held as per the BCCI's old constitution and not the new one. SportsCafe Desk |
| BCCI elections | Sourav Ganguly and Mohammad Azharuddin among electoral draft roll Former India captains Mohammad Azharuddin and Sourav Ganguly are among the biggest names put forward to contest the BCCI elections scheduled for October 23. Former India batsman Brijesh Patel, home minister Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah, former IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla are some others on the roll. SportsCafe Desk |
| DDCA to open two academies for underprivileged kids, reveals Rajat Sharma The current president of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) Rajat Sharma, on Thursday, revealed that two cricket academies for under-privileged kids are under the process of being opened. The DDCA has the support of former cricketers like Kapil Dev and Gautam Gambhir for the same. SportsCafe Desk |