19 July,2016 02:37 PM IST | | Subodh Mayure
Veteran cricket administrators like Sharad Pawar, N Srinivasan, and Niranjan Shah will not be able to continue serving cricket due to the age cap of 70 recommended by the Lodha Committee and approved by SC
MCA president Sharad Pawar
Veteran cricket administrators like Sharad Pawar (Mumbai Cricket Association), N Srinivasan (Tamil Nadu Cricket Association), and Niranjan Shah (Saurashtra Cricket Association) will not be able to continue serving cricket due to the age cap of 70 recommended by the Lodha Committee and approved yesterday by the Supreme Court.
MCA president Sharad Pawar
Pawar (75) will end a 15-year association with the MCA. "As this is a Supreme Court decision, we have to accept it. But it is unfortunate that Pawar saheb who contributed so much to the association for the last 15 years is now unable to work because of this restriction. It is a great loss to the MCA," MCA Hon Jt Secretary Dr PV Shetty told mid-day yesterday.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has been given six months time to implement the Lodha recommendations. Srinivasan is 71 while Shah, the senior-most official in the BCCI is 72. State associations like MCA are also hit by the one state, one vote recommendation.
"The decision about one state, one vote representation is also unfortunate because our (MCA) association is the oldest in our state. Also, it is not clear how they (BCCI) will allocate the funds, whether it is for one State or separate for each association in the state," Shetty added.
The barring of ministers and civil servants will hit MCA too because the association has a couple of civil servants in their managing committee.
