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Published 17:19 IST, December 7th 2020

Sourav Ganguly, Jay Shah set to continue leading BCCI post December 9

Senior advocate PS Narasimha indicated that more than one case will be heard before the verdict is delivered regarding Sourav Ganguly and Jay Shah's future.

Reported by: Suraj Alva
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Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly and Secretary Jay Shah could see themselves hold onto their current positions following reports about the Supreme Court deciding to hear only those cases which can be resolved in the High Court. Earlier, various reports had emerged that fate of the duo was to be decided on December 9 by the Supreme Court. 

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Sourav Ganguly and Jay Shah could get an extension as BCCI president 

Back in July, it was reported that, BCCI had made a plea about allowing the cricketing body to modify its constitution. The modification is intended to enable Sourav Ganguly and Jay Shah to remain in their positions as BCCI President and Secretary respectively instead of going on a mandatory cooling-off period.

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According to the latest report by ABP Live, Amicus Curiae and senior advocate PS Narasimha indicated that more than one case will be heard before the verdict is delivered. Narasimha said that a part of the hearing will end on December 9 and a final hearing will be held shortly thereafter. He added that on December 9, the issues to be resolved by the High Court will be heard, which is about the inter-state dispute of the state cricket associations.

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It will not be more than the formation of the states, it will be about it, as some members are not being given permission while others are being expelled from the (unions). He further added that out of the cases filed in the BCCI reforms and which can be decided by the High Courts, only a few cases will be heard on December 9.

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India vs Australia 2020: India vs Australia Test squad

After losing the ODI series, Virat Kohli bounced back and pocketed the three-match T20I series by winning the second match on Sunday. Following the completion of the third match on Tuesday, India will then turn their focus towards the 4-match Test series. The India vs Australia 2020 Test series will start on December 17-21 in Adelaide, which will also be the first Day-Night Test between the two sides. The last three Tests will be played on December 26-30, January 7-11 and January 15-19 in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane respectively.

India Test squad: Virat Kohli (Captain) Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (Vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, R. Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj

Australia Test squad: Tim Paine (capt), Sean Abbott, Joe Burns, Pat Cummins, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Michael Neser, James Pattinson, Will Pucovski, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Wade, David Warner

Image: Sourav Ganguly / Twitter

14:10 IST, December 7th 2020