The Apex Council meeting of the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) will be held on Wednesday, in which many important issues related to the functioning of the board will be discussed. However, even though Jay Shah has resigned from the post of BCCI secretary to take over as ICC (International Cricket Council) chairman, the issue of appointment of a new BCCI secretary is not included in the agenda,

The meeting is being held five days before the upcoming 93rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Bengaluru, and will be the last meeting of the Supreme Council before the AGM. Despite Jay Shah being elected ICC President, a new BCCI Secretary has not been appointed yet.

What is the agenda of the BCCI Supreme Council meeting?

Jay Shah will attend the upcoming AGM as BCCI secretary, as he will take over as ICC president from December 1. Eight major issues will be discussed on the agenda of the meeting, with the nomination process or the appointment of a new secretary not being discussed. The payment dispute with former title sponsor Byju’s will also be discussed on the agenda of the meeting. Byju’s ended its sponsorship agreement with the BCCI last year, and now there is a dispute over the outstanding payment in the matter.

Byju’s case included in the agenda

Bengaluru-based edtech company Byju’s, co-founded by Ravindran Byju, had signed a three-year jersey sponsorship deal with the BCCI in 2019. The deal was extended by a year for an amount of $5.5 million. While payments were made till September 2022, the dispute is over the outstanding payments from October 2022 to March 2023. An update on this dispute will be part of the agenda of the meeting.

Discussion on National Cricket Academy

The meeting will also discuss the opening of a new state-of-the-art National Cricket Academy (NCA) outside Bengaluru. Currently, the NCA is functioning in the M Chinnaswamy Stadium complex, which is more than two decades old. Along with this, the issue of renovation of the exterior of the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai and approval of the North-East Development Project will also be discussed in the meeting.