The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Apex Council will convene on Wednesday to address various matters pertaining to the Board’s operations. However, the appointment of a new secretary to succeed Jay Shah, who was recently elected as the next ICC Chairman, is not on the agenda.
This meeting marks the final Apex Council gathering before the Board’s 93rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Bengaluru, scheduled to take place in five days. The appointment of a new secretary has become imperative following Shah’s unanimous election as ICC Chairman. However, he will continue in his current role as BCCI Secretary during the upcoming AGM, as he is set to assume his new position only from December 1.
Despite the need for a new secretary, the eight-item agenda for the Apex Council meeting does not include any discussion on the nomination process. Instead, the agenda focuses on other matters, including an update on the Byju’s matter. The BCCI has an outstanding payment settlement issue with its former title sponsor, Byju’s, which ended its sponsorship deal in March 2023.
The Apex Council will also discuss the inauguration of the state-of-the-art National Cricket Academy (NCA) on the outskirts of Bengaluru. Currently, the NCA operates from the M Chinnaswamy stadium premises, where it has been based for over two decades.
Other agenda items include approval for the commencement of renovation work on the exteriors of the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai and the North East development project.
