Mumbai Cricket Elections – Sandeep Patil Defeated: India’s 1983 World CUP hero Sandeep Patil has lost the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) elections. Patil has been defeated by Amol Kale, a candidate backed by Sharad Pawar-Ashish Shelar alliance. In the elections held on Thursday Patil lost to Kale. The ruling party backed Kale was vice-president in the previous MCA dispensation: Follow Indian Cricket LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
- Kale was backed by Ashish Shelar, a BJP MLA from Mumbai.
- Shelar is also the newly-elected treasurer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
- Kale beat Patil by 25 votes. While Kale received 183 votes, Patil managed 158 votes in 370-vote electoral college.
“During the election, we were only adversaries, not rivals. My respect for Sandeep remains intact”, said Kale after winning the election.
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ICC Chair Elections – Stage set for potential rematch between Barclay and Khwaja for ICC chair elections
Meanwhile in the ICC Elections, the stage is set for ICC chairman Greg Barclay and his deputy Imran Khwaja for the top most position of the sport’s global governing body. Though it is still uncertain if the latter will run for the post after suffering a heavy defeat two years back.
As per ESPNCricinfo, Khawaja will be nominated for chair election after ICC’s meeting next month in Melbourne.
ICC chairman election will be held during the meetings next month that are scheduled after semifinals of ICC T20 World Cup. It could not be confirmed if any other candidates will be in fray as deadline for nominations closes on Thursday.
Previously, Khwaja had suffered a heavy defeat to Barclay back in late 2020. He fell short as his support diminished during two rounds of voting and it was the latter who got heavy support from BCCI. Barclay prevailed by 11-5. In the first round, Barclay had secured 10 votes while Khwaja had half-a-dozen members of ICC Board by his side.
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