Published: Aug 28, 2015, 04:18 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 29, 2015, 05:23 AM (IST)
About a dozen odd cricketers from Bihar under the banner ‘Bihar Players Association’ (BPA) today protested outside the venue of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) working committee demanding full membership of the state. Holding placards and shouting slogans, the dozen odd cricketers held their protest before they were pacified by the local police authorities. The affiliation committee of the Board has already recommended full membership to Chhattisgarh as it remains to be seen whether Bihar get to fulfill their demand. Headed by Mritunjay Tiwary, BPA had been demanding full membership of the state and had earlier staged demonstration outside the residence of president Jagmohan Dalmiya. READ: Bihar cricketers threaten to protest outside Anurag Thakur’s residence
“For 14 years, there has been no cricket in Bihar after the full membership was gone. There’s no future for Bihar cricketers, thousands of talents are nipped in the bud for lack of exposure,” Tiwary told PTI.
The BCCI has already formed two separate ad-hoc committees for Bihar and Uttarkhand to be spearheaded by Niranjan Shah and M P Pandove respectively as they will function till the affiliation issues of the two states are resolved. Earlier in the day BCCI members adjourn working committee meeting due to N. Srinivasan’s presence. A message was passed on by the BCCI hierarchy that he should not be attending the meeting considering the Supreme Court is yet to suggest administrative reforms to the BCCI. Srinivasan, who had just arrived at the five-star hotel in Kolkata, then clarified he was well within his rights to represent Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA). ALSO READ: Bihar cricketers threaten to ‘lock up’ BCCI Headquarters in Mumbai
