After six long years of hiatus, the Bihar Cricket Association (BCA), a day after the Independence Day on Wednesday, regained its affiliation with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) sparking a sense of relief among millions of cricket fans in Bihar.
The BCCI, at its two-day working committee meeting in Chennai, announced its decision to once again recognize the BCA which was stripped off it following the bifurcation of the state in 2000 on the ground that Bihar did not have the required infrastructure for the promotion of the game.
The decision was taken after the members of the Board unanimously accepted the Arun Jaitley Committee report on the state of cricket affairs in Bihar.
The Board also announced its decision to merge Jharkhand Cricket Association with Bihar under the joint banner of BCA.
BCCI president Sharad Pawar has been entrusted to appoint a three-member committee to run Bihar business and to ensure the BCA elections are held in a timely fashion.
Earlier, a number of cricketers from Bihar, outside the hotel in Chennai where BCCI was holding its meeting, threatened to self-immolate if Bihar was once again denied entry into the BCCI.
After briefly being detained by the police, they were later released.
From: Patnadaily.com
