The former India captain doesn’t have too many backers at the Centre, though at least four Northeast units want him to represent the zone. Those in the know of things say two things are not working in the Cricket Association of Bengal president’s favour. “We don’t want a situation where the president cannot be in the chair till September next, when the AGM will be due. Since this will be the first AGM after 2015, we want a proper system in place,” said a well-placed source. Much will also depend on the eight associations who were disqualified on Thursday for being “non-compliant”.

Source: The Telegraph October 11, 2019 20:26 UTC