N Srinivasan told me he is not in race: Sharad Pawar

Former BCCI president Sharad Pawar yesterday said here that N Srinivasan had told him in their meeting that he was not in the race for the post of the Board president

Nagpur: Former BCCI president Sharad Pawar yesterday said here that N Srinivasan had told him in their meeting that he was not in the race for the post of the Board president.

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Pawar said: "We could not meet in Kolkata during Jagmohan Dalmiya's funeral as I left early and he arrived a little late. So he decided to meet me in Nagpur during my visit here.

"Srinivasan felt that the present atmosphere at the BCCI was not good and it (an election) will create more bitterness and therefore it would be in the interest of the BCCI not to hold a contest," Pawar said.

Dalmiya's death has created vacancy at the top at BCCI.

But Srinivasan (who is still the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association chief) told him that he was not interested in occupying the post, said Pawar.

The two agreed in the meeting that unanimous selection of the new president would be desirable, he added.

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