ADMINISTRATORS who thought a court order would rid the game, at least temporarily, of Narayana-swami Srinivasan would have been disappointed that he attended an International Cricket Council board meeting in Dubai yesterday.
On March 28, India's Supreme Court forced Srinivasan to step aside as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) pending the outcome of an investigation into illegal betting and spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) that is focused on his son-in-law, Gurunath Meiyappan.
The court ordered Sunil Gavasakar to head this year's IPL, which starts on Wednesday, and said that in "all other matters of BCCI, the senior most vice-president of the BCCI, Mr Shiv Lal Yadav, will discharge the functions of the president of the BCCI".
According to the court papers, Srinivasan himself made a written offer not to discharge any of the functions of the president of the BCCI till the investigation is completed.
And yet Srinivasan was listed as the BCCI's representative in an ICC release announcing the two-day meeting. An ICC spokesperson confirmed yesterday that he "attended the ICC board meeting as a nominated representative of the BCCI".
The ICC's code of ethics says "directors shall not engage in any conduct that in any way denigrates the ICC or harms its public image constitution on at least two counts".
The body's constitution makes provision for a director to be "removed as a member of the executive board by notice given to him and executed by not less than two- thirds of the members of the executive board on any one of the following grounds:
l He is guilty of any dishonesty, gross misconduct or wilful neglect of duty (whether by act or omission);
l In the reasonable opinion of the executive board, he commits (whether by act or omission) any act which brings or would tend to bring the (ICC) into disrepute; or
l He conducts himself in a manner materially adverse to the interests of the ICC.
More embarrassment for the ICC could follow in June, when Srinivasan is set to be installed as the organisation's inaugural chairperson, a key decision in the takeover of the world game by India, England and Australia in February.
Cricket SA (CSA) is represented at the meeting by Peter Cyster, its vice-president.
Srinivasan won't budge, despite being given out
ADMINISTRATORS who thought a court order would rid the game, at least temporarily, of Narayana-swami Srinivasan would have been disappointed that he attended an International Cricket Council board meeting in Dubai yesterday.
On March 28, India's Supreme Court forced Srinivasan to step aside as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) pending the outcome of an investigation into illegal betting and spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) that is focused on his son-in-law, Gurunath Meiyappan.
The court ordered Sunil Gavasakar to head this year's IPL, which starts on Wednesday, and said that in "all other matters of BCCI, the senior most vice-president of the BCCI, Mr Shiv Lal Yadav, will discharge the functions of the president of the BCCI".
According to the court papers, Srinivasan himself made a written offer not to discharge any of the functions of the president of the BCCI till the investigation is completed.
And yet Srinivasan was listed as the BCCI's representative in an ICC release announcing the two-day meeting. An ICC spokesperson confirmed yesterday that he "attended the ICC board meeting as a nominated representative of the BCCI".
The ICC's code of ethics says "directors shall not engage in any conduct that in any way denigrates the ICC or harms its public image constitution on at least two counts".
The body's constitution makes provision for a director to be "removed as a member of the executive board by notice given to him and executed by not less than two- thirds of the members of the executive board on any one of the following grounds:
l He is guilty of any dishonesty, gross misconduct or wilful neglect of duty (whether by act or omission);
l In the reasonable opinion of the executive board, he commits (whether by act or omission) any act which brings or would tend to bring the (ICC) into disrepute; or
l He conducts himself in a manner materially adverse to the interests of the ICC.
More embarrassment for the ICC could follow in June, when Srinivasan is set to be installed as the organisation's inaugural chairperson, a key decision in the takeover of the world game by India, England and Australia in February.
Cricket SA (CSA) is represented at the meeting by Peter Cyster, its vice-president.
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