Hectic day For BCCI

It was a hectic day for the BCCI marked by meetings of the marketing committee, working committee and a special ge­­n­er­al meeting and the presence of Jagmohan Dalmiya, Arun Ja­itley, Niranjan Shah and Anil Kumble.

The marketing committee discussed the issues of the board terminating the Decc­an Chargers at an emergency meeting late on Friday night and the IPL franchise moving court. The possibility of a tender being floated for a new IPL team, and the host city, said sources, was di­scussed informally.

It has been learnt that De­ccan Chargers submitted to the BCCI on Saturday ch­eques and drafts towards pa­yment of players’ salaries.

The BCCI is, however, not convinced by the position of DC’s assets. According to the BCCI, the decision to terminate DC was because the fr­a­nchise turned down the PVP Ventures offer although the board had cleared the bidder’s eligibility.

Also, the BC­CI did not belie­ve that DC could rectify the situation by 5 pm on Saturday.

BCCI chief N Srinivasan refused to comment on the issue as it is sub-judice. A fi­nal decision will be taken after the court hearing.