Sourav Ganguly, Jay Shah Eligible To Helm BCCI Till 2025 As SC Agrees To Amend Cooling-Off Period
Published - 14 Sep 2022, 09:16 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:13 AM
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Sourav Ganguly & Jay Shah are all set to continue till 2025. Supreme Court on Wednesday (14th September) agreed to amend the cooling period. The court has allowed consecutive terms at BCCI & State separately. This judgment may raise a lot of eyebrows as an official can serve Indian Cricket for 12 years back to back.
Sourav Ganguly & Jay Shah would be quite relieved and happy. The duo has been under the pump as they were handling their posts controversially. It would be interesting to see whether the duo continue as they have been associated since 2019 September.
Supreme Court’s Judgement
Justice Chandrachud said in the hearing.”Existing position is by using the word combination, even if you have done one term in state and one term in BCCI then you are out,” “But what we are proposing is that if you have done six years at the state level then you are subject to a three-year cooling-off period (at state). If you have not done six years at the same level then you are not subject to a cooling-off period.”
Effect of Amendment
Supreme Court’s decision may seem a bit biased towards BCCI. A person holding back to back terms may seem like a kind of domination. At the same time, officials would be happy as they would get to know the work culture in depth.
BCCI now would be hoping that the players & management stand up and deliver. We all have seen how easily India succumbs to pressure in ICC events and tournaments. Sourav Ganguly & Jay Shah would be eager to get a trophy under their administration which will silence all the criticism.
