IPL spot-fixing: Srinivasan lays conditions for resignation

Zee Media Bureau

7:20 pm In a major development, Rajiv Shukla has resigned as the Chairman of the Indian Premiere League. 4: 20 pm BCCI responds saying it cannot guarantee that his demands will be accepted. The final decision rests with the board. 4:15 pm: Srinivasan has laid four conditions before quitting. 1) He'll represent India at ICC. 2) He will elect his own secretary and treasurer. 3) President should not be from outside the BCCI board. 4) Shirke and Jagdale should not be allowed to return to the BCCI. 3:20 pm: The meeting has been rescheduled and will now take place at 2:30 pm on Sunday. 1:40 pm There are dark clouds over cricket in India, Srinivasan should resign and a free and fair probe should be done: Jyotiraditya Scindia 1:25 pm If the majority says Srinivasan has to resign then we will also be with the majority. According to me everybody will pressurize Srinivasan to resign: Vinod Phadke, President, Goa Cricket Association 1:05 pm: Shashank Manohar is likely to be appointed as the interim president. 12:40 pm: As I’ve discussed with you earlier, I’d spoken with the BCCI chief and asked him to convene a meeting in the next 48 hours. He has agreed and we are calling an emergency meeting of the working committee at 11 am in Chennai tomorrow. All issues will be discussed: Anurag Thakur 12:35 pm Srinivasan is likely to step aside from the post of BCCI till the probe is over. 12:30 pm Srinivasan has indeed convened a meeting of the Working Committee and a major decision will be taken tomorrow: Rajeev Shukla 12:25 pm N Srinivasan has called for an emergency BCCI meeting tomorrow. The meeting will take place in Chennai at 11:00 am. 12:03 pm: BCCI emergency meeting in the next 24 hours: Reports 11:05 am: “Necessary steps will be taken in a day or so. Important decisions will be taken in the BCCI meet. Just wait for one day,” Anurag Thakur. 10:07 am: According to various media reports, an ICC official had warned Chennai Super Kings owner Gurunath Meiyappan about him being under the watch for betting. Meiyappan has reportedly told Mumbai Police that someone called “Terry”, who is a member of ICC’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit, asked him to refrain from betting. We are trying to establish Terry's identity before speaking to ICC officials. If required, we will record their statement," a senior police officer was quoted as saying by a leading daily. 9:45 am: Various media reports quoted BCCI sources as saying that the five vice-presidents of the board have warned the beleaguered president that if he doesn’t quit, they’ll have no choice but to resign themselves. 8:50 am: Wait for a day and you will hear something significant: Arun Jaitley 8:24 am: Another report quoted a Mumbai Police official as saying that Vindoo had also tried establishing contacts with Adam Gilchrist and Manpreet Gony. "Some months ago, Vindoo had invited Manpreet Gony and Adam Gilchrist to the launch of an electronic product in Mumbai, where expensive watches were gifted to the attendees. He was trying to strike a close friendship with them in an attempt to use them in the future but they were not very responsive," a leading daily quoted a Mumbai official as saying. According to the report, Vindoo used to approach players, umpires and other match officials to extract information that might help him in placing bets. 8:11 am: In another major revelation in the spot-fixing scandal, the arrested actor Vindoo Dara Singh is said to be in touch with a top official representing BCCI and IPL. A leading Indian daily cited an investigating official as saying that the examination of Vindoo’s call records dating back to the year 2011 have shown that he was indeed in touch with a BCCI official. The official declined to name the administrator. The source also revealed that the police had evidence proving Vindoo was also involved in betting during the ICC World Cup jointly hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in 2011. On Friday, two top BCCI officials, secretary Sanjay Jagdale and treasurer Ajay Shirke, quit from their respective posts in a bid to put pressure on beleaguered Cricket Board President N Srinivasan in the wake of the IPL spot-fixing and betting scandal.