SA tour,CSA8217;s stake in CLT20 up for review at BCCI meet

The working committee of the Indian cricket board,which meets in Kolkata on Sunday,is likely to review Cricket South Africa8217;s role in the tournament. 8220;Yes,Cricket South Africa8217;s role in the CLT20 is under review. The BCCI has always stood by South Africa since their return to international cricket post-apartheid but there are some developments that have made us uncomfortable now. We are concerned,8221; a top BCCI official told The Sunday Express.

Cricinfo reported that a CLT20 meeting between representatives of the BCCI,CSA and CA was held in London earlier this week. It quoted a source as saying that the meeting was 8220;very comfortable8221;.

Members at the working committee will also decide on whether to demand for the revision of the itinerary for India8217;s upcoming tour of South Africa. The schedule announced by CSA,includes three Test matches,seven ODIs and two T20 internationals but the BCCI wants just two Tests and five one-dayers in a revised schedule that will be tabled at the working committee for approval.

After Lorgat was named chief executive of CSA on June 20,its president Chris Nenzani admitted that the BCCI had raised concerns over the elevation of the former chief executive of the International Cricket Council.

Lorgat fell out with the BCCI when he promoted the Decision-review System as chief executive of the ICC. He also pushed for the implementation of the findings of the Woolf Report. Lord Woolf8217;s report had called for restructuring of the ICC executive board and also recommended a re-examination of the rights of the full member nations.

8220;We told them that we will not undermine your concerns but we have to take decision in the interests of South African cricket,8221; Nenzani had said. The BCCI,however,wants to show that it might not be a very good idea to 8220;ignore the points8221; namely their resistance to the appointment of Lorgat.

8220;We haven8217;t taken a final decision on the tour yet. We will discuss the issue and we may send an alternative itinerary to the CSA,8221; BCCI8217;s interim head Jagmohan Dalmiya said.

The working committee is also set to discuss the possible punishments to the three Rajasthan Royals players S Sreesanth,Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila involved in the alleged spot- fixing scandal in the sixth season of the Indian Premier League.

The players had been issued show-cause notices to which they have replied and the BCCI8217;s anti-corruption chief Ravi Sawani has submitted his report after conducting a probe.

Though there is talk of the BCCI-instituted two-member commission,comprising retired Justice T Jayaram Chouta and retired Justice R Balasubramanian,submitting its report,which among other aspects also is to have probed the extent of involvement of Chennai Super Kings official Gurunath Meiyappan,the son-in-law of N Srinivasan,the BCCI president. Dalmiya,though,denied that the report had been received by his office.