Amitabh Choudhary News

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren also condoled the death of Amitabh Choudhary, adding that he played a major role in promoting cricket in the state.

Mani, who is a Chartered Accountant by profession, will return to the position nearly after 17 years. 

What seemed to have irked Edulji is that Khanna presented a two-year-old email from acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary where the former IPS officer had also written in favour of the convention being followed.

The letter to the ICC about severing ties with countries which harbour terror was framed by BCCI CEO Rahul Johri in consultation with the Committee of Administrators (CoA).

The 2019 IPL is slated to take place from March 23 to May 19. 

40 CRPF personnel were martyred when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into a bus which was part of a convoy carrying security forces.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Thursday, clarified that acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary is not a substitute of Rahul Johri.

The BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary today launched a scathing attack on Committee of Administrators (COA) chief Vinod Rai, terming him a "complete failure" in the implementation of the Supreme Court-mandated Lodha Committee reforms.

A day before Supreme Court's hearing on implementation of constitutional reforms, BCCI secretary Amitabh Choudhary on Thursday informed that 12 out of the 37 state units (including North Eastern States) have submitted a common four-point suggestion to amicus curiae Gopal Subramanium.

BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary Thursday questioned the process followed for awarding central contracts to international and domestic cricketers, saying none of the office-bearers was kept in the loop on the matter.

Despite unfavorable conditions, the national cricket team from the war-ravaged country has made rapid strides in the international stage.

The RCA was suspended by BCCI in May 2014 when ex-IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi was re-elected as the president.

On October 30 last year, The Supreme Court accepted major recommendations of Justice R.M. Lodha-led panel on structural reforms in the BCCI. On August 23, the apex court had instructed the CoA to prepare a draft of the new constitution as per the Lodha panel recommendations.

The Indian cricket board has been opposing three main proposals on membership, balance of power between elected office-bearers and professional appointees like the CEO, and the tenure and cooling off period.

After completing the 25-acre deal with the state government in May, BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary on Friday said that the Board has got another 15 acres to create a world-class facility.

It was earlier on Wednesday, that Vinod Rai-led CoA had filed a report to Supreme Court for the removal of BCCI's top brass, which includes acting president CK Khanna, secretary Amitabh Choudhary and treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry. The reasons? They follow the same as what Anurag Thakur and Ajay Shirke had faced in January, this year – inability to implement the Lodha reforms.

The COA has given the entire break up in its status report and the expenses under various heads which includes air-fare, TA/DA, accommodation, foreign exchange allowance to name a few.

It was learnt that Johri was told by Amitabh Choudhary that he along with all other BCCI employees should leave the meeting premises as SC order of July 24 states that only office-bearers should be attending the meeting.

Not accepting what was termed by Lodha Panel as principles of good governance is an indication that old guards Niranjan Shah and N Srinivasan manage to stay relevant despite disqualification.

In the fourth status report submitted by the court- appointed COA, former cricket administrators N Srinivasan and Niranjan Shah have been described as "disqualified office bearers with vested interest", who were trying to stall the implementation of Justice R M Lodha panel reforms.