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Rajiv Shukla returns as IPL chairman
Rajiv Shukla returned as the chairman of the IPL governing council after nearly two years. The former BCCI vice-president emerged as a compromise candidate for both the factions in the BCCI. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly replaced GR Viswanath as one of the two cricketers on the governing council.
The BCCI announced list of all its sub-committees, along with IPL operational committees, on Monday evening. The lists were finalised more than a month after the AGM. With the BCCI elections resulting into a split house, the AGM had authorised president Jagmohan Dalmiya and secretary Anurag Thakur to appoint various committees. With time running out, the committees were announced two days ahead of the start of the IPL's eighth edition.
It is understood that Shukla emerged as a dark horse since neither the N Srinivasan faction nor the Sharad Pawar group was willing to arrive at a consensus. The Srinivasan group had demanded that Ranjib Biswal, who had taken over after Shukla resigned as IPL chairman in the aftermath of the IPL corruption scandal in 2013, be continued to head IPL.
On the other hand, Thakur, Pawar group's sole representative in the officials' panel, pushed for Ajay Shirke to head the IPL. Shirke, the Maharashtra Cricket Association chief, had resigned as the BCCI treasurer days after player arrests during IPL 2013, blaming Srinivasan for mishandling the alleged spot-fixing scandal. Shirke was interestingly included as a member of the governing council.
Since Dalmiya does not enjoy a cordial relationship with Biswal, he then suggested the name of Shukla, a seasoned politician. Shukla was a vice-president during Srinivasan's three-year term as president. However, he switched allegiance and contested for the Pawar faction for the post of treasurer. Though he lost the election, Shukla had been keen on holding a major post.
Rajiv Shukla returns as IPL chairman | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo
