Srinivasan begins to run out of partners in BCCI

Things are only expected to get worse for Srinivasan. Insiders expect a few vice-presidents to quit and although the president might have the numbers to survive,the high profile resignations could see Srinivasan himself stepping down on Saturday.

“There is pressure on other senior officials to quit after Jagdale’s resignation,” BCCI vice-president Niranjan Shah said.

Jagdale said he quit from his post as he was deeply hurt by the current crisis that has hit Indian cricket. “I don’t want to comment further but I am deeply hurt by the recent developments in Indian cricket. I thought it’s better to get out so that some new faces come in and deal with it in a better way,” he said.

Shirke too said he had resigned and that he had spelt out his reasons for the move.

The developments within the board came hours after the Mumbai Police claimed that the ICC had warned IPL team CSK chief Gurunath Meiyappan,Srinivasan’s son-in-law,about his suspected involvement with bookies weeks before his arrest.

Srinivasan convened an emergency working committee meeting in the wake of the reports about the ICC’s warning.

Opinion within the board regarding Srinivasan’s future remains divided. Orissa Cricket Association secretary Ashirwad Behra claimed the numbers were with Srinivasan.

“The whole of East Zone,except maybe Assam,is with him. His adversaries are completely outnumbered. A three-fourth majority is required to oust a sitting president and they don’t have that,” he told The Indian Express.

Goa Cricket Association senior vice-president Shekhar Salkar cast doubts on the credibility of the board’s panel formed to probe the spot-fixing issue and asked Srinivasan to step down on moral grounds.

“I know he has the numbers to survive…but majority doesn’t mean credibility. As far as the commission is concerned,I have every doubt about its fairness. This appears to be Srinivasan’s own commission,” he said.