The BCCI functionary has already informed the board of his decisionIPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla has recused himself from the upcoming media rights auction of the T20 League, scheduled to be held in Mumbai on September 4. Shukla has taken the decision for the sake of smooth IPL auction as he faces some allegations of conflict of interest. "Yes I have decided to recuse myself from the IPL media rights auctions and hence I will not be present in Mumbai on September 4," Shukla told PTI today. The BCCI is expecting a windfall from the IPL media rights auction with estimated earnings of over 20,000 crore through the traditional bidding process. There are three categories -- TV broadcast, mobile and digital rights that the major companies will be vying for.

Source: dna September 01, 2017 16:09 UTC