BCCI announces appointment of Committees after 90th Annual General Meeting

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced the appointment of the various committees following the 90th AGM of the BCCI held earlier this month.

Tours, Fixtures and Technical Committee

1. Mr Amitabh Vijayvargiya
2. Mr Jayendra Sahgal
3. Mr Raghuram Bhat
4. Mr Prabir Chakrabarty
5. Mr Hari Narayan Pujari

Senior Tournament Committee

1. Mr Vishal Jagota
2. Mr Vikas Katyal
3. Mr Rajesh Garsondia
4. Mr Surendra Shewale
5. Mr Lalrothuama

Umpires Committee

1. Mr Amiesh Saheba
2. Mr Krishna Hariharan
3. Mr Sudhir Asnani

Differently-Abled Cricket Committee

1. Mr Ravikant Chauhan
2. Mr Sumit Jain
3. Mr Mahantesh Kivadasannavar

BCCI’s chief medical officer Abhijit Salvi resigns

Meanwhile, in a separate bit of news, BCCI’s chief medical officer Abhijit Salvi has resigned on December 18 citing personal reasons.

Salvi told reporters on Saturday that his notice period ended on November 30 but he carried on till the end of the second Test between India and New Zealand on December 7. His role had gained significance in COVID-19 times with regular testing and bubble life becoming an integral part of international cricket.

“I thank the BCCI for giving me this opportunity. After 10 years in the organisation, I wanted to move on. It had become a 24×7 job in COVID times and I want to give time to myself and family,” said Mr. Salvi.

He was in charge of BCCI’s age-verification, anti-doping and medical wing. His resignation comes ahead of the U-16 boys national championship, better known as the Vijay Merchant Trophy, next month.

Mr. Salvi had to travel with the Indian team on some tours including Australia and Sri Lanka. He had also overseen medical arrangements for two editions of IPL and the T20 World Cup in the UAE where India was the host.

During the pandemic, his responsibilities increased immensely as he had to prepare the biosafety norms for all the players for cricket in India, including the last two editions of the IPL. His most significant challenge arrived during the first half of IPL 2021, which had to be halted at the halfway stage after Covid-19 cases emerged inside the bio-secure environment. The league was later shifted to the United Arab Emirates in September.