BCCI likely to terminate Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals: reports
‘Termination is very much an option, as much as auctioning two new teams is’
Mumbai: The Working Group set up to look into the implementation of the findings of Lodha Committee report on IPL spot-fixing scandal on Saturday met representatives of Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP).
The IPL controversy is set to take a new turn. In an interesting development that will bring tears to fans of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR), the BCCI is likely to terminate the contracts of CSK and RR and invite fresh tenders for two new franchises, according to various reports.
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The Board might also appeal in court against the Kochi Tuskers arbitration. Broadcasters and sponsors have been insisting the board for not reducing the number of teams in IPL.
Anurag Thakur, the board secretary confirmed these developments saying that termination was very much an option, as much as auctioning two new teams is.
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If the two teams are terminated, then the Board should be ready to face legal battles. The IPL GC will meet on August 29 in Mumbai to receive and study the report submitted by the BCCI-appointed five-member Working Group.
When asked IPL chairman and member of Working Group Rajeev Shukla on his opinion if CSK and RR are terminated, he said, “We haven’t formed an opinion on that. It can have legal ramifications, even the Lodha Committee hasn’t recommended that.”
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Meanwhile, a CSK fan group submitted a petition to Shukla to save the franchise from termination.