1983-2011 Posted May 29, 2013 Posted May 29, 2013 NEW DELHI: Frustrated with the spot-fixing scandal and a series of other controversies that have plagued the Indian Premier League, the event's chairman Rajeev Shukla today said he was not keen to take up the position again. Shukla said his tenure was for a one-year period which is renewed every year and he was not willing to take up the high-profile post for a third consecutive term. "IPL Chief is a one-year post which gets renewed every year in the AGM but I don't intend to do the job for a third year," Shukla told PTI in an interview here. "I am not craving for any position in the BCCI, my job was to organise the matches and the matches were well organised. The stadiums were packed irrespective of the controversies," he said. "I have never hankered for any position. When the IPL Chairman's position was given to me, I took it up as a challenge and I did my job to the best of my ability," he added. Shukla said there has been a lot of discussion among the Board members over N Srinivasan's continuance as BCCI President in the aftermath of the spot-fixing scandal. "Discussion among BCCI members have already taken place and our immediate concern is to protect the image of BCCI and Indian cricket," he said. Shukla's decision not to take up the position again coiuld put added pressure on a defiant Srinivasan, who has steadfastly refused to quit, maintaining that he has not done anything wrong. Shukla, who became the IPL chairman last year replacing Chirayu Amin, said the event was going on fine till the spot-fixing scandal broke out and the most important thing now is to restore its credibility. "Misdeeds of a few players and certain people cannot and should not bring bad name to hundreds of players who participated in the IPL with full honesty. The reputation of the IPL cannot be tarnished by a few greedy individuals," he said. Asked what steps should be taken to restore the credibility of the tournament, Shukla said, "The anti-corruption wing must work in coordination with the Police agencies." "Keeping an eye on bookies is the job of police. The second suggestion which I has been accepted already is that one ACSU official should be attached with each team throughout the tournament because he will be able to make out which is a rotten egg in the entire basket." http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/i-will-not-take-up-ipl-position-again-rajeev-shukla/articleshow/20332138.cms
Swing_n_Speed Posted May 29, 2013 Posted May 29, 2013 Good Riddance! Now get rid of all politicos from the BCCI. I had a :wall: moment when I learned that the head of the BCCI disciplinary committee was a politico named Scindia. Seriously don't the politicians have enough on their plate already? Leave the BCCI alone! Or maybe it's time for us fans to boycott the BCCI ( Board of Corrupt Chors - India) and look for alternatives that would be politician free.
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