Ajinkya Naik to be elected unopposed as MCA president

: Ajinkya Naik volition beryllium elected unopposed arsenic the president of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) astatine the election, to beryllium held connected Tuesday. The 38-year-old who became the youngest MCA president emerged arsenic the acceptable fig to assorted factions aft a melodramatic crook of events implicit the past mates of days.

At the extremity of the extended model of withdrawals concluded connected Monday evening, predetermination serviceman J. S. Saharia announced the last database of valid contesting candidates. Besides the station of the president, determination volition beryllium a consecutive predetermination for each of the different 4 office-bearers’ posts, portion 20 candidates volition beryllium successful fray for the 11 posts of concilors.

“My bosom lies successful maidan cricket — I volition enactment for each player, each club, and for the agleam aboriginal of Mumbai cricket,” Naik said aft being elected unopposed.

Naik’s candidacy successful itself was objected to by Shahalam Shaikh – who is simply a contestant for the secretary’s post. The objection was astir Naik being subjected to a mandatory cooling-off play aft serving successful the apex assembly for six years successful succession. Naik was a councillor for 3 years from 2019, earlier being elected arsenic the caput successful 2022 and past taking implicit arsenic the president past twelvemonth aft the demise of past president Amol Kale.

There were 7 different candidates successful fray too Naik. But The Hindu understands that pursuing aggregate rounds of treatment among MCA biggies on with influential politicians including Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Sharad Pawar, Naik emerged arsenic a statement candidate.

It volition beryllium absorbing to spot if the MCA voters opt for governmental figures – with MLA Jitendra Awhad (secretary) and Milind Narvekar (councilor) successful fray – oregon similar to broadside with maidan unit who person been actively progressive successful section cricket.

Meanwhile, Rajdip Gupta volition beryllium elected unopposed arsenic the T20 League Governing Council chairman.

The database of contestants: President: Ajinkya Naik; Vice-president: Jitendra Awhad, Navin Shetty; Secretary: Unmesh Khanvilkar, Shahalam Shaikh; Joint secretary: Nilesh Bhosle, Gaurav Payyade; Treasurer: Arman Mallick, Surendra Shewale.

Councillor (11 posts): Jitendra Gohil, Vighnesh Kadam, Chandrashekhar Kamble, Shrikant Kamtekar, Nadim Memon, Maulik Merchant, Milind Narvekar, Shafique Patel, Bhushan Patil, Sameer Pethe, Sunil Ramchandran, Vikas Repale, Surat Samat, Mangesh Satam, Neil Savant, Ashish Sawant, Arun Tawade, Sagar Tigdi, Sandeep Vichare, Pramod Yadav.

T20 Governing Council Chairman: Rajdip Gupta

T20 Governing Council Member: Kishor Jain, Bharat Kini.