BCCI turn down Sunil Gavaskar's insist

The BCCI has generally shot down former India captain Sunil Gavaskar`s insist of a whopping USD 1 million fee per season for media behavior connecting Indian Premier League.

The decision was taken throughout BCCI`s last AGM and the matter was nullify but it again came up for conversation as the well-known opener had written to the board difficult a fee of USD 1 million which he claim had been promise by former BCCI president Sharad Pawar.

"Even though the matter had been nullify earlier but the president guilty the working committee on the floor that Mr Gavaskar has written one more letter difficult a fee of USD 1 million. The President told us that he didn`t want any argument and placed the matter on the table. Everyone was of the opinion that this demand is undesirable," a BCCI official prefers anonymity said on Monday.

He also knowledgeable that, "Former president Shashank Manohar was ask about Gavaskar`s insist and that a promise was made by Mr Pawar. Manohar in turn has knowledgeable the BCCI that he has for myself spoken to the ICC president and the latter has deprived of about any such promise."

Currently, the likes of Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri, as per a agreement with BCCI, get Rs 1 crore per season for media behavior involving IPL.

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Anil Kumble resigned as NCA chairman

Former India captain and spin fable Anil Kumble has submissive from the chairmanship of National Cricket Academy on Monday citing difference.

According to reports, BCCI's working committee has acknowledged Kumble's acknowledgment. MP Pandove has been selected as the interim chairman of NCA.

"I had a three-year vision to make NCA a better. I had made 10 presentations during my term as chairman with the hope that my vision could be conventional. Even on Sunday I had discuss this at the NCA conference in Chennai. But it was not in position with the rest of the board," Kumble told PTI.

"I feel that it made no sense to be a chairman when I was not being heard. I had no other option but to move on in life," he added.

Earlier, Kumble, who is also the president of Karnataka State Cricket Association, cited "lack of time" as the reason behind his resignation. One of India's cricketing legends, Kumble was recently in news for difference of interest charges leveled against him by some quarters in the media. Kumble also runs his own players' organization company and also works as a mentor with Royal Challengers Bangalore.

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