{"id":10085,"date":"2025-09-03T15:59:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T15:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/03\/former-ddca-secy-wants-incumbents-ouster-over-bcci-tenure-rules-latter-rejects-claims-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T15:59:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T15:59:59","slug":"former-ddca-secy-wants-incumbents-ouster-over-bcci-tenure-rules-latter-rejects-claims-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/03\/former-ddca-secy-wants-incumbents-ouster-over-bcci-tenure-rules-latter-rejects-claims-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Former DDCA Secy Wants Incumbent&#8217;s Ouster Over BCCI Tenure Rules, Latter Rejects Claims | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9547577\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">September 03, 2025, 21:26 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9547577\" class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-2305284703 asubttl-schema\">Vinod Tihara urges DDCA Apex Council to remove Ashok Sharma over tenure limits, citing BCCI and Lodha rules, but Sharma denies claims, calling Tihara&#8217;s interpretation misleading.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 artsharwrp\">\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-2305284703 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Arun Jaitley Stadium. (BCCI Photo).\" title=\"Arun Jaitley Stadium. (BCCI Photo).\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-2305284703\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Arun Jaitley Stadium. (BCCI Photo).<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Former Delhi &amp; District Cricket Association (DDCA) secretary Vinod Tihara has written to the state unit\u2019s Apex Council members, urging them to remove the incumbent Ashok Sharma, claiming that he has completed nine years in office per the BCCI constitution framed by the Justice Lodha Committee.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">However, Sharma vehemently denied Tihara\u2019s claims, stating that the former secretary is confusing everyone with \u201cwrong technicalities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">According to the BCCI constitution (until the National Sports Act becomes enforceable), any person can hold office for a cumulative period of 18 years \u2014 nine years in the state and nine years in the BCCI. At one time, a person may remain in office for six years (state plus BCCI or either) before a mandatory cooling-off period of three years.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is The Controversy In DDCA?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">In his letter, Tihara referred to a complaint filed by voter member Praveen Arora.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">\u201cIt is understood that one of our esteemed members, Sh. Praveen Kumar Arora (LM000878), had written to the Delhi &amp; District Cricket Association (DDCA) and the entire Apex council, regarding tenure limits of Mr. Ashok Sharma \u2013 and requested the Association to initiate appropriate actions as per the directions of the Hon\u2019ble Supreme Court\u2019s orders and DDCA\u2019s constitution documents.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">\u201cAs a former secretary of our esteemed organisation, I urge your good office to take cognisance of the same and undertake appropriate and immediate action without any further time delays. In this regard, my letter is enclosed for your urgent and necessary action.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">In his application, Tihara mentioned that the tenure of Sharma\u2019s two terms constitutes 3,288 days, which is roughly nine years. In his first term, Sharma was an Apex Council member from December 21, 2012, to January 30, 2017. His second term started on November 10, 2020, and he would complete nine years in a state body by September 30, 2025.<\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\">Tihara, who has also faced controversies during his time in office, cited Roger Binny\u2019s removal from BCCI presidency and Mahim Verma of Cricket Association of Uttarakhand (CAU) entering the cooling-off period as examples.<\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\">However, when contacted by PTI, Sharma said: \u201cMr Tihara is misleading everyone. The DDCA constitution has separate clauses for Directors and Office Bearers. I have been an office bearer for only seven months and my age is 66. So even by Lodha constitution, I am eligible. Mr Tihara has clubbed my time as Director with my secretaryship. If everything is counted, then how come Rajeev Shukla who has spent many years in many committees apart from being IPL chairman and now VP is still holding office.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\"><em><strong>(With inputs from PTI)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"authorimg\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/ritayan-basu-16281.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">Ritayan Basu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ritayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com. Has been covering domestic and and international football for nearly a decade. Has played and covered badminton. Ocassionally writes cricket content, havin&#8230;<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ritayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com. Has been covering domestic and and international football for nearly a decade. Has played and covered badminton. 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