da roleta： The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will decide on theparticipation of the Indian team in the proposed three-match limitedover series in Australia, during its working committee meeting onAugust 10
Staff and Agencies13-Jul-2001* BCCI to decide on Indo-Aussie one-day series on August 10The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will decide on theparticipation of the Indian team in the proposed three-match limitedover series in Australia, during its working committee meeting onAugust 10.The BCCI executive secretary, Sharad Diwadkar told PTI in Mumbai onThursday that the venue for the working committee meeting would bedecided only after BCCI secretary Jaywant Lele returns from hisholiday abroad either on July 23 or 24. “The main agenda would be totry and fit the three one-dayers in the schedule if possible,” headded. The first two matches are to be played indoors at the ColonialStadium in Melbourne on September 21 and 23 and the last in Brisbane’sGabba on September 26.Though there were reports a couple of days ago that the series was offfollowing a clash of dates with India’s proposed Asian TestChampionship ties, the BCCI seems to be keen to fit the series in theIndian team’s already busy schedule.* BCCI questions Jadeja’s claim against violation of rightsThe Board of Control for Cricket in India on Thursday told the DelhiHigh Court that cricketer Ajay Jadeja, banned for five years on matchfixing charges, cannot claim any relief for violation of fundamentalrights as the Board has power to take action against a player for”misconduct” even on suspicion.”If the BCCI finds that the condcut of a player is not good, then hecannot be considered for selection in the team though he might be anicon. The Board can suspend a player if there is suspicion ofmisconduct against him even if there is no hard evidence,” BCCIcounsel Kapil Sibal told Justice Mukul Mudgal, while hearing Jadeja’spetition, challenging the ban.Asserting that the Board was not performing any of the functions ofthe state, Sibal said the team selected by BCCI to play matches withforeign teams, “does not represent India as a state but is a BCCI teamrepresenting India.” Since the Board was not performing any of thestate’s functions, Jadeja could not claim any relief under Article 226of the Constitution, Sibal said, adding his petition was liable to bedismissed. “He cannot even claim any damage through civil suit as theBCCI has no contract with him at present,” he said.The contract with a player is always signed by the Board after he isselected in a team for a particular season either to play Test matchesor one-dayers in the country or abroad, Sibal said adding that theBCCI rules were clear on this.* Hearing of Azhar’s case adjourned till July 19A civil court in Hyderabad on Thursday adjourned till July 19 thehearing of the case filed by former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddinchallenging the life ban imposed on him by the Indian Cricket Board.The second additional chief justice J Shyamsundar Rao, after hearingthe plea of Azharuddin’s counsel T Jagdish, who sought more time sincehis client was not present in the city, posted the next date ofhearing to July 19. Earlier, Jagdish, who prayed for obtaining theinquiry report of BCCI inquiry commisioner K Madhavan into the matchfixing scandal, was asked by the judge to file an application in thisregard.According to A Venkatesh, who appeared on behalf of BCCI, the inquiryreport was already submitted to the court on June 25. Jagdish, who wasdirected by the judge to forward an application to this effect,readily agreed to do so.