Committee of Administrators bars top BCCI officials from attending IPL player auctions

The Committee of Administrators, headed by former CAG Vinod Rai, on Sunday barred three top BCCI officials from attending the IPL players’ auction scheduled to be held in Bengaluru on Monday, PTI reported.

“Mr CK Khanna, Mr Amitabh Choudhary, Mr Anirudh Chaudhry and any other persons who claim to be ex-officio members of the IPL Governing Council on account of being office bearers of the BCCI shall not be entitled to attend the IPL Player Auctions since the issue regarding validity of the undertakings filed by such persons pursuant to the order dated 2nd January 2017 is still pending before the Hon’ble Supreme Court,” the CoA said in a statement.

While Khanna is the BCCI’s seniormost Vice President, Anirudh has been the treasurer. Amitabh, on the other hand, was serving as joint secretary before all three were rendered powerless following the institution of the CoA.

The CoA said only those officials, who conform to the reforms made mandatory by the Supreme Court, would be eligible to attend the auction.