In a outstanding piece of reports associated to Mumbai cricket, the native icons together with Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, and Dilip Vengsarkar would possibly lose their voting rights within the Mumbai Cricket Affiliation (MCA). Members of the MCA have referred to as for a particular basic physique assembly on July 29 (Friday) to abolish the voting rights of worldwide cricketers and make modifications to its structure.
The MCA in its proposal has acknowledged that no particular person member together with patron members or donor members has any voting rights. As per the directives given by the Lodha Committee, solely worldwide cricketers ought to be granted memberships of the affiliation. Assigning voting rights to them would quantity to altering the inspiration of the applicant Affiliation.
As per the directives of the Supreme Court docket made on the strategies of the Lodha Committee, the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) needed to alter its structure and provides voting rights to all former worldwide gamers of their respective associations. Equally, the Apex Court docket had additionally barred anybody to carry a place after reaching the age of 70.
Worldwide gamers will be affiliate members: MCA in its proposal
“No particular person member like Patron members, donor members, and so forth. has any voting rights. Additionally, the Lodha Committee had solely beneficial that Worldwide gamers ought to be granted memberships of the Affiliation. Assigning voting rights to worldwide cricketers would quantity to altering the inspiration of the applicant Affiliation. Nonetheless, worldwide gamers will be Affiliate Members and shall be invited and shall attend the assembly and make their contributions/strategies,” the MCA proposal states.
The MCA feels that disqualification on the premise of age is neither honest nor sensible.
“Disqualification on the premise of age is neither honest nor sensible. There are numerous examples of directors who’ve served the sport of cricket past the age of 70 years. MCA owes a lot of its success to the nice management of directors who contributed to the Affiliation even after they have been 70 years previous. MCA strongly feels that the sport shouldn’t be disadvantaged of their experience,” the MCA rationalization reads.
