Former Bihar skipper Sunil Kumar wants ad hoc committee

KOLKATA: The problems of the

Bihar Cricket Association

(

BCA

) was compounded on Tuesday as former Bihar captain Sunil Kumar shot off a mail to the Board of Control for

Cricket

in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly, regarding the functioning of the association.


A copy of the mail which is in possession of TOI, has Kumar asking the BCCI supremo to take appropriate action to rid Bihar cricket of its ills either by taking direct charge of the association or appointing an administrative body or an ad hoc committee. It takes a clear aim at BCA secretary Sanjay Kumar. Sunil, who led Bihar from 1998-2000, has stated that Sanjay has continued in his post despite being suspended in the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the association earlier in the year.

Sunil’s mail further states that the secretary had decided to send a team for a tournament (Laksha Champion Trophy) in Uttar Pradesh on his own, leading to BCA president Rakesh Tiwari’s declaration that until the next general body meeting, any orders from the secretary are not to be complied with whilst directing acting secretary and the CEO to look after the working of the association.

Talking to TOI, Sunil said, "The situation is bad in Bihar cricket. The future of the youngsters should not be held ransom due to dirty politics. The association is a unit of the BCCI and I urge our president to take proper action so that the future of the game in the state is not affected."

He further alleged that the secretary had stopped paying the state team and the U-19 selectors. "This is a fight for power and in the process the game is suffering," Sunil remarked.

Reacting to Sunil’s allegations, Sanjay said he had no idea about the former Bihar captain’s mail to the BCCI president.

"The constitution of the BCA has no cease of work or suspension clause as claimed. Secondly, there cannot be three AGMs in a year. All these charges are politically motivated," he elaborated.

"Sunil Kumar had been a selector for the Bihar senior team and was disowned by the earlier committee after being found to have taken money from the players in lieu of selecting them, Sanjay alleged. "They should allow the game to be played as it is and not make it a political vendetta. In fact, we will issue a show cause notice if it is true that he has indeed sent a mail."

Refuting the allegations of financial irregularities, Sanjay said, "I want the money from the BCCI to be handled and dealt with in a proper manner. That’s why a lot of people are having problems."