BCCI technical committee meeting in Baroda today

The technical committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), meeting in Baroda on Saturday, will discuss the format for various domestic cricket tournaments as also the playing conditions in South Africa, chairman of the technical committee and former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar said on Friday.

"The report on playing conditions in South Africa has been received by the board and it will be discussed at the meeting," Gavaskar told PTI. He said due to different playing conditions in various countries, some difficulty was being experienced and there should be the same conditions for the Tests and other three or four day matches.

Gavaskar said that another topic for discussion is the format for domestic matches and added that several members want changes in it while some cricket associations are opposed to it.

Gavaskar, chairman of the selection committee Chandu Borde, former BCCI chief Raj Singh Dungarpur, BCCI joint secretary Sharad Diwadkar arrived in Baroda from Mumbai tonight.

"Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble and K Srikkanth, members of the technical committee will not attend the meeting," BCCI secretary, Jaywant Lele told PTI. "Kumble is busy with some domestic matches while Srikanth is on a tour of USA and Tendulkar is under treatment for a hairline fracture on his toe," Lele said, adding that the other members of the committee are expected to reach the city by Saturday morning.