Indian Cricketers’ Affiliation Chief Asks BCCI To Act Rapidly On Their Calls for 

Asserting that “nothing has occurred” previously 10 months, Indian Cricketers’ Association president Ashok Malhotra on Monday urged the BCCI to look into the physique’s long-standing calls for, saying the ageing former gamers can’t wait “ceaselessly”. Malhotra, who has been accused by the ICA administrators of constructing public statements and approaching BCCI on necessary issues in regards to the gamers’ physique with out discussing them internally, stated it’s excessive time the Board pays heed to ICA’s calls for.

The calls for embrace pension for former gamers who’ve performed lower than 25 first-class video games, pension for widows of former cricketers, improve in medical insurance coverage from Rs 5 lakh to 10 lakh and a benevolent fund to Manoj Prabhakar, whose BCCI ban led to 2005 for match-fixing costs in opposition to him.

“It has been near 10 months (because the Sourav Ganguly-led BCCI took cost) however nothing has occurred for the previous gamers. The ICA in spite of everything, is for the welfare of former cricketers and a few of them who’re as previous as 70, can’t wait ceaselessly,” Malhotra informed PTI.

“I request the BCCI once more to look into our calls for. There are three former cricketers on the BCCI Apex Council (Ganguly and ICA representatives Shantha Rangaswamy and Anshuman Gaekwad. I’m certain they perceive the plight of the previous cricketers. 4 conferences (Apex Council) have taken place however nothing has occurred,” he stated.

In his newest video despatched to ICA members, Malhotra courted controversy by saying that he was not involved about home cricket and the present administrative mess in Bihar cricket.

“I had merely stated that my concern and focus is on ICA and welfare of former cricketers. It’s pure as I’m the ICA president. What have we accomplished within the final 10 months? Nothing, aside from elevating cash for former cricketers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic,” stated Malhotra. 

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The ICA, India’s first ever gamers’ affiliation shaped as per suggestions of the Supreme Court docket-appointed Lodha panel, was granted Rs 2 crore by the BCCI earlier this yr to kick-start its operations.

Nonetheless, it’s anticipated to maintain itself within the long-run. Speaking concerning the infighting within the ICA, Malhotra added: “At any time when I make some extent, it’s objected to most of the time. On the finish of the day, we’re all there to deal with former gamers.”