Published: Sep 25, 2015, 01:42 PM (IST)
Edited: Sep 25, 2015, 01:42 PM (IST)
Anurag Thakur’s one-man show in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is believed to have reached its end with Jagmohan Dalmiya no more in the board. Ever since Thakur was made the secretary of the board, he has enjoyed the dominance because of late Dalmiya’s bad health during that period of time. However, it is learnt that the 40-year-old who has been annoying the officials with his individual decisions all this while is no more the “blue-eyed” boy for them. According to a close official working with Amit Shah, Thakur will have no say on the successor of Damilya as BCCI’s president. READ: Sourav Ganguly appointed CAB President by Mamata Banerjee
According to DNA, he further added, “There is no doubt Anurag is one of the most powerful men in the BCCI. And he has achieved this success on his own. But with Dalmiya gone, it is hard to believe that the party will keep him in charge of the BCCI. Frankly speaking, the party doesn’t consider him an experienced leader. He lacks the maturity to shoulder such a big responsibility or, for that matter, understand nuances of the top job.”
Thakur who is also a Lok Sabha member had defeated Sanjay Patel in the March elections largely because of the BJP top brass. The influence from Shah had turned things in the favour for Thakur, who beat incumbent Sanjay Patel by a solitary vote. In fact, Patel was the only member from the N Srinivasan camp who had ended on the losing side. Everyone else — five vice-presidents, joint-secretary and treasurer — had won with Srinivasan’s support. READ: Jagmohan Dalmiya was ‘father figure of Indian cricket’, feels Anurag Thakur
