70 plus Niranjan Shah included in Committee on Lodha reforms

The BCCI today in a surprise move decided to include former Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) president Niranjan Shah as 'Special Invitee' in the newly formed committee which will study the Lodha Panel Reforms.

What is inexplicable is Shah is 73-years old and has been running Saurashtra CA for last three decades and stands "disqualified on all counts" as per the Lodha Panel Reforms.

In fact, a senior BCCI official said that Shah himself wanted to be a part of the committee and there were pressure from other 70 plus disqualified officials, who wanted representation in the committee.

"Amitabh Chaudhary seems helpless as N Srinivasan has again started calling shots. Niranjan Shah was insistent that he should be taken in the committee. Accordingly, he was included today and the number of members have now increased to eight," a senior BCCI official told

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