Bihar Cricket Association
| Sport | Cricket |
|---|---|
| Category | v under 16 |
| Jurisdiction | Bihar |
| Abbreviation | BCA |
| Founded | 1936 |
| Affiliation | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
| Affiliation date | 2016 |
| Headquarters | Moin-ul-Haq Stadium |
| Location | Patna |
| President | Abdul Bari Siddiqui |
| Secretary | Ravi Shankar Prasad |
| Coach | Subroto Banerjee |
| Other key staff | 17 |
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Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) is a body of the cricket activities in the Bihar state of India and the Bihar cricket team. [1][2][3] It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India as associate member. BCA was founded in 1935.[4]
Two other Bihar cricket boards
Association of Bihar Cricket (ABC)
The issue of affiliation got a fresh twist when BJP MP and former test cricketer Kirti Azad jumped into it with his own Association of Bihar Cricket (ABC).[5] Later in Oct 2009, singer Manoj Tiwari was elected the President of ABC.[6][7][8][9] In July 2010, Kirti Azad attacked Bihar Cricket Association chief Lalu Prasad accusing him of ruining cricket in the state by running the BCA in an arbitrary manner.[10]
Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB)
While the controversy over actual affiliation of cricket bodies in Bihar to the BCCI went on, a group of officials of the BCA parted ways to form another association Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB) with Shekhar Sinha as chief and Aditya Verma as Secretary.[11] In the interregnum, the return of Lalu Prasad as Union minister and election of his cabinet colleague Sharad Pawar raised some hope for cricket as the BCCI offered associate membership to the BCA in 2008 by allowing it to organise junior level matches.[12] However that decision was challenged in the court and the hope was short-lived after the BJP-JD(U) coalition government in the state cancelled the BCA's registration for breach of norms. ABC chairman Azad is also said to have been instrumental in it. As of late 2013, CAB was in a legal battle with BCCI over the issue of the conflict of interest of N. Srinivasan.[13][14]
Bihar along with the Sikkim Cricket Association, Manipur Cricket Association and Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh are BCCI's associate members. As an associate member, BCA gets an annual grant of Rs 75 lakh from the BCCI. [15]
Courts' directives on affiliation
Cricket should be kept free from politics and the game should not become a ball for politicians, the Supreme Court of India observed on 25 November 2012. The remarks were made by the bench during the hearing of a petition relating to the ongoing dispute between two rival associations of cricket in Bihar for running the administration of the sport in the state.[16] Patna High Court has directed Board of Cricket Control in India, BCCI in July 2012 to include Bihar in various National Level Cricket Tournaments.[17] Patna High Court on 20 September 2011 allowed CAB, rival Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) faction headed by Binod Kumar to operate its account with a nationalised bank.[18] Patna High court in November 2011,directed the state government to file an intervener petition in a case related to the Bihar Cricket Association.The government's counsel, AAG 1 Lalit Kishore, told the court that both the factions of BCA, one headed by RJD supremo Lalu Prasad and the other by Binod Kumar, have not made government a party in the petition.[19] Bombay High Court in December 2010 held that "the present petitioner (CAB) never claimed to be successor of BCA Patna (which represented Bihar in BCCI before bifurcation) and BCA Patna has already given up its challenge to the recommendations of the committee that JSCA is the changed name of BCA (1935). It is, therefore, necessary for the petitioner to apply for an affiliate membership at the first instance and then seek promotion as an associate member and thereafter full member. The Rules and Regulations are binding and the BCCI must follow the said Rules"[20]
BCA Timeline
- 18 March 2001: SGM of BCA, 1935 held at Jamshedpur after the bifurcation of Bihar on 15 Nov 2000; Jharkhand State Cricket Association for Jharkhand and Bihar Cricket Association for Bihar formed;
- 20 May 2001: Lalu Prasad Yadav elected BCA president;
- 29 September 2001: BCCI led by A. C. Muthiah grants Full membership to BCA;
- 30 September 2001: Jagmohan Dalmiya elected BCCI president, disaffiliates BCA led by Lalu Prasad Yadav, grants Full membership to Jharkhand State Cricket Association ;
- 27 September 2008: BCCI, in its AGM, grants associate membership to BCA, Patna;
- 2009-10: BCCI grants Rs50 lakh to BCA for infrastructure development and cricketing activities; no fund in 2010-11 and 2011-12 due to alleged financial bungling and litigation;
- 3 April 2010: BCA elections, scheduled to be held on 4 April, postponed by the electoral officer and retired Patna High Court judge after complaints about voters' list and issuance of notice;
- 30 June 2010: Managing Committee dissolved and a 13-member adhoc committee formed; decided to hold elections within six months;
- 21 August 2010: BCA secretary Ajay Narayan Sharma suspended from ad hoc committee;
- 12 September 2010: Ajay Narayan Sharma faction claims to have held SGM and AGM and constituted a Managing Committee at the instance of 1/3rd of the members, supersedes ad hoc committee;
- 20 September 2011: Single judge of Patna HC holds legal the AGM of Sept 12, 2010; LPA (1713/2011) filed in division bench of Patna HC challenging the legality of the single judge decision;
- 2 February 2012: Diverse opinion; matter referred to Full Bench of Patna HC
- 10 July 2013: Patna High Court allows Sharma to operate BCA account
- 29 November 2013: Special Leave Petition filed in SC, notices sent 44 respondents
Controversy
The Association of Bihar Cricket and Cricket Association of Bihar on 11 July 2012 charged the Lalu Prasad Yadav-led Bihar Cricket Association of committing financial irregularities to the tune of ₹5 million, which the BCCI had granted for development of the game in the state in 2008.[21][22] The Bihar government had dissolved the BCA on grounds of irregularities in December 2008.[23][24][25]
See also
References
- ↑ "I was offered bribe to withdraw case against Srinivasan, says Bihar Cricket Association member Aditya Verma : Cricket, News — India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
- ↑ TNN 1 Aug 2013, 12.59AM IST (2013-08-01). "I was offered money to settle case, says Aditya Verma — Times Of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
- ↑ http://www.firstpost.com/sports/bca-secy-verma-says-he-was-offered-bribe-to-withdraw-case-against-srinivasan-1002129.html
- ↑ "Too many 'cooks' spoil Bihar's cricketing broth". Hindustan Times. 22 August 2012. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
- ↑ "Bihar cricket goes from BCA to ABC". Indian Express. 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
- ↑ "Manoj vows to take Bihar cricket to heights". The Times Of India. 22 October 2012.
- ↑ Kumar, Roshan (13 May 2011). "Cricket lovers pad up for eight-day-long action". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India.
- ↑ "Crisis in Lalu-led Bihar Cricket Association". Rediff.com. 2010-09-13. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
- ↑ Friday, 20 December 2013 (2012-10-01). "Newly-elected ABC president calls for unity". Business Standard. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
- ↑ "Kirti Azad slams Lalu Prasad for 'ruining' cricket in Bihar". The Times Of India. 5 July 2010.
- ↑ "Apex Court restrains N Srinivasan from being BCCI President after hearing petition of Cricket Association of Bihar". Biharprabha News. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ↑ "Bihar's in, BCCI lays pitch for Lalu's cricket innings". The Times Of India. 30 September 2008.
- ↑ "The legal tussle between the BCCI and the CAB". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ↑ "Politicians 'hijack' cricket:Ten politicians and businessmen heading state associations in India". Dainik Bhaskar. March 27, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ↑ full member of the BCCI
- ↑ "Let cricket be a game and not a ball for politicians: Supreme Court". Ibnlive.in.com. 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
- ↑ "High Court orders BCCI to include Bihar in all its Games | Biharprabha News". News.biharprabha.com. 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
- ↑ "Patna HC allows rival BCA faction to operate bank account". The Times Of India. 21 September 2011.
- ↑ "HC directive in BCA case". The Times Of India. 30 November 2011.
- ↑ "No relief for Cricket Association of Bihar from Bombay HC". TimesOfIndia. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ↑ "Lalu Yadav faces revolt over financial irregularities in Bihar Cricket Association — Latest Cricket News, Articles & Videos at". Cricketcountry.com. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
- ↑ "Out of comfort zone: India will have to deal with new ODI rules". Cricket.expressindia.com. 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
- ↑ "Bihar cricket bodies unite against Lalu-led organization". Post.jagran.com. 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
- ↑ "Kirti seeks Lalu's resignation". The Times Of India. 27 October 2008.
- ↑ "BCA adamant, to hold tournaments". The Times Of India. 14 January 2009.