Srinivasan set to be re-elected

N Srinivasan is set to be elected unopposed as president during the BCCI's Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Chennai on Sunday as his was the only nomination filed for the president's post.

Despite being subjected to public revulsion following the IPL corruption scandal that saw his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan arrested and chargesheeted, Srinivasan had announced his intention to contest the election following the Supreme Court clearing decks, while preventing him from taking charge till further notice.

Srinivasan was supported by all the six South zone associations, thus taking out the possibility of a contest for the top post. Similarly, incumbent secretary Sanjay Patel and joint secretary Anurag Thakur also submitted their applications after the consent from the BCCI members.

Treasurer Ravi Savant, meanwhile, is set to be replaced by Haryana Cricket Association secretary Anirudh Chaudhary, another Srinivasan supporter. Savant's name has been proposed as the vice-president from West Zone.

Likely office-bearers: President - N Srinivasan, Secretary - Sanjay Patel, Treasurer - Anirudh Chaudhary, Joint Secretary - Anurag Thakur, Vice-presidents - Ravi Savant (West), Rajiv Shukla (Central), SP Bansal (North), Shivlal Yadav (South), Chitrak Mitra (East)