Published 10:57 IST, December 22nd 2020

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly may face grilling on own sponsorships at board's Dec 24 AGM

The current BCCI President Sourav Ganguly is reportedly expected to be questioned by the board members during the 89th Annual General Meeting on Thursday

Reported by: Karthik Nair
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It has been learned that members of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are expected to ask some tough questions to reigning board president Sourav Ganguly during national cricket board's 89th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, December 24.

As per sources, former Indian skipper will be questioned on his vertising contracts.

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Here are those five tough questions that Ganguly will have to answer during AGM:

  •  How many brands have Ganguly signed up for after becoming president of BCCI – which is an horary role – as opposed to brands he was associated with before October 2019? 
  •  Of those brands, how many are direct rivals of BCCI's own sponsors? 
  •  How does it augur for Board when president of BCCI has been seen asking fans to embrace a fantasy league? 
  •  Even though fantasy leagues are an accepted platform, are re proprietary issues that BCCI needs to look at more objectively? 
  •  Does constitution allow an office-bearer of BCCI to earn from cricket ecosystem and BCCI's own partners or ir rivals while occupying an horary position?

RE: BCCI To Conduct Its 89th AGM In Ahmedab's Motera Stium On December 24

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BCCI AGM to be held in Ahmedab

national cricket board's 89th AGM will be conducted at Motera's Sardar Patel Stium in Ahmedab. This was officially confirmed by current BCCI Secretary Jay Shah last week. re will be RT-PCR tests on December 22 and results will arrive on 23rd keeping an eye on safety protocols. AGM was earlier postponed due to global pandemic. 
In mail, accessed by ANI, secretary wrote: " Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will conduct its 89th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, 24th December 2020. Office Bearers have decided that crucial meeting will take place at Ahmedab's Sardar Patel Stium, Motera."

"As you are aware that our long-drawn battle against COVID-19 has t ended yet, BCCI medical team has chalked out a detailed plan for everyone's safety and wellbeing. While we gar to take stock of season gone by and look at ro ahe, it is important that we don't let our guard down. pandemic has unleashed unprecedented challenges but we have done our best to ride this tide. With your unflinching support and cooperation, we were able to pull off a tournament of magnitude of IPL. Time has w come to get back on our feet and resume our cricketing operations at home. I firmly believe that with discussion and dialogue, we will be able to turn corner," it re.

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10:57 IST, December 22nd 2020