Ajay Shirke

Ajay Shirke
Honorary Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India
Assumed office
2016
Honorary Treasurer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India
In office
2012–2013
President Maharashtra Cricket Association
Personal details
Nationality  Indian
Occupation Cricket Administrator
Website bcci.tv

Ajay Shirke is an Indian cricket administrator. He was elected Honorary Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India in May 2016.[1][2][3][4]

Cricket Administration

His association with Maharashtra Cricket started in 2003 and he assumed the office of President Maharashtra Cricket Association in 2005. He is credited with spreading the reach of cricket all over Maharashtra.As the Honorary Treasurer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India he brought transparency to the accounting of the board.[5][6]

Controversy

In his last tenure as the Honorary Treasurer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, the board was hit with a match fixing scandal in the Indian Premier League and he resigned citing lack of transparency and conflict of interest in the board.[7][8][9]

External links

Espn Cricinfo

References

  1. ↑ "Reputation of BCCI has taken a beating: Ajay Shirke". economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Make processes efficient, then it won't matter who is running the show, says Ajay Shirke". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "BCCI will work as a team: Ajay Shirke". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Anurag Thakur unanimously elected as new BCCI president, Shirke is secretary". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Few good suggestions in Lodha panel. But many won't work: Ajay Shirke". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ajay Shirke inaugurates Sardar Vinchurkar Pavilion after renovation". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "IPL spot-fixing scandal: Ajay Shirke,Sanjay Jagdale resign from BCCI posts". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "'ll resign with immediate effect, says BCCI treasurer Ajay Shirke". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "BCCI would like to improve upon transparency: Shirke". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
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