Kolkata, Sept 27: Board of Cricket Control in India's two-day annual general meeting begins here today with incumbent president Jagmohan Dalmiya looking all set for a third and final term at the top post. Like the president, the secretary S K Nair is also likely to remain undisturbed but there would be changes in the post of joint secretary and treasurer as both the incumbents, Jyoti Bajpai and Kishore Rungta respectively, have already completed their terms.
Indications are that Bajpai would move to the treasurer's post that leaves only joint secretary's post open for grab for which a number of names, both from Dalmiya's camp as well as opposition camp, are floating around. Initially, selection committee chairman Brijesh Patel was a likely candidate for joint secretary's post but he is currently hospitalised with heart problem and was unlikely to attend the meeting.
That leaves Mumbai's Prof. Ratnakar Shetty as one of the strong contenders for the post as board sources here said that the Dalmiya camp is likely to support his candidature despite the fact that he belongs to the opposition camp. In this scenario, Bengal's Gautam Dasgupta, who was also one of the aspirants for the joint secretary's post, may not get the opportunity this time despite being in the ruling camp.
Bureau Report