SICA President Gracefully Declines To Take The Post Of IPL Governing Council In The BCCI
The Northeast Cricket Development committee (NECDC) was constituted in the year 2016, with the consensus of the six states of the Northeast that is Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Nagaland and Mizoram. The committee is headed by Neiphiu Rio, the then President of Nagaland Cricket Association and Currently the Chief Minister of the State of Nagaland.
The members of the Northeast Cricket Development Committee in the meeting held on 12th Oct 2019 unanimously decided that Mr Lobzang G. Tenzing, President of Sikkim Cricket Association, would contest for the post of Joint Secretary in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) election, as a representative of NECDC. The election to be held on 23rd October for five executive posts and one councillor of BCCI Apex council and Two IPL Governing council members. Mr Tenzing is to be given full credit for revitalizing a virtually dormant Sikkim Cricket Association to a one, which is vibrant, active and transparent. He was therefore considered as the apt candidate to represent the Northeastern Cricket Development Committee in the BCCI in the post of Joint Secretary and also having been known for his qualities as an excellent administrator.
However, due to the pressure of certain influential groups, Mr Tenzing was subsequently offered the position of IPL Governing Council Member on 13.10.19 at a late-night meeting held in Mumbai, attended by all the members of the BCCI.
Mr Tenzing gracefully declined the offer, as he felt that he would be able to contribute more being in the Sikkim Cricket Association (SICA) than as a mere member of the IPL Governing Council Member. As per the new constitution of BCCI, one person can only take one post; he would have had to resign as president of SICA, had he accepted the offer as the IPL Governing Council Member.
The Secretary of Mizoram, Mamon Majumdar accepted to take up the position as a member of the IPL Governing Council.