BCCI set to bar state units from direct cricketing tie-up with foreign boards
New Delhi (PTI): The BCCI is set to bar state associations from directly engaging with foreign boards for organising training camps and competitions, making it mandatory for them to route all such proposals through the parent body.
The decision will be taken at the board's Apex Council meeting on March 18.
The BCCI was forced to take the decision after a host of state units, including the Delhi and Puducherry, held talks with foreign boards, mainly the associate nations, for hosting them on exposure trips.
It could be confirmed that Delhi and Districts Cricket Association has received a proposal from the Nepal board.
"State units can surely partner foreign boards for cricket related activities but those agreements have to be facilitated by the BCCI as it is the parent body. All proposals must go through BCCI," said a BCCI source.
In the upcoming Apex Council meeting, there will be a discussion on "state cricket associations collaborating with foreign boards for organising cricket", following which the BCCI will take matters in its own hands.
Nepal is expected to be in India for an exposure trip ahead of the T20 World Cup in the USA and Caribbean in June.
The Cricket Association of Nepal officials had a meeting with BCCI secretary Jay Shah last month.
The BCCI has helped associate nations in the past. Afghanistan made India its home base for a substantial period in the pre-COVID era, using facilities in Dehradun and Greater Noida for training and competition.
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Veteran journalist, filmmaker Pritish Nandy passes away at 73
Mumbai, Jan 8: Veteran journalist, poet and filmmaker Pritish Nandy passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday, sources close to him said.
Nandy (73) died after a cardiac arrest at his home in south Mumbai and his last rites were performed in the evening, they said.
In a social media post, veteran actor and Nandy's friend Anupam Kher paid glowing tributes to him.
"Deeply deeply saddened and shocked to know about the demise of one of my dearest and closest friends #PritishNandy! Amazing poet, writer, filmmaker and a brave and unique editor/journalist!" Kher wrote.
"He was my support system and a great source of strength in my initial days in Mumbai. We shared lots of things in common. He was also one of the most fearless people I had come across. Always Larger than life. I learnt so many things from him. Off-late we didn’t meet much. But there was a time when we were inseparable! I will never forget when he surprised me by putting me on the cover of Filmfare and more importantly The Illustrated Weekly," Kher added.
Nandy was a former Rajya Sabha member of the Shiv Sena and also an animal rights advocate.
His company, Pritish Nandy Communications, made films like 'Sur', 'Kaante', 'Jhankaar Beats', 'Chameli', 'Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi', and 'Pyaar Ke Side Effects' and also produced the web series 'Four More Shots Please!'
Nandy wrote around 40 books of poetry in English and translated poems from Bengali, Urdu, and Punjabi into English.
Deeply deeply saddened and shocked to know about the demise of one of my dearest and closest friends #PritishNandy! Amazing poet, writer, filmmaker and a brave and unique editor/journalist! He was my support system and a great source of strength in my initial days in Mumbai. We… pic.twitter.com/QYshTlFNd2
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) January 8, 2025
