da marjack bet： The Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) secretary Niranjan Shah hasurged the Board of Control for Cricket in India to increase theremuneration of Ranji players
Staff and Agencies21-Aug-2001* Plea to increase remuneration for Ranji playersThe Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) secretary Niranjan Shah hasurged the Board of Control for Cricket in India to increase theremuneration of Ranji players. In a letter to the BCCI president, ACMuthiah, Shah urged him to take up the issue at the forthcomingworking committee meeting, scheduled on August 25."Cricketers of first class tournament are not given importance andare not paid the amount they deserve in comparison to Test and one-dayinternational cricketers," Shah said adding, "Ranji cricketersshould be treated on par with Test and one day players as far asremuneration is concerned."Appreciating the efforts of the BCCI to get the sponsorship amountfrom logos and encourage Test and one-day international cricketers,Shah said the distribution of 60 per cent from logo money only amongthe Ttest and one-day international players was unjustified andunfair.* Gayatri Arts again moves HC challenging BCCI’s contract with IMGGayatri Arts has once again moved the Mumbai High Court in an appealchallenging its earlier order declining to stay the contract awardedby the Board of Control for CrIcket in India (BCCI) to theInternational Management Group (IMG) towards clothing sponsorship forinternational matches to be played in the next three years.On July 5, Justice D Deshmukh had dismissed a notice of motion takenout by Gayatri Arts In its suit filed against the BCCI for awardingthe contract to IMG. He was of the view that prima facie, it could notbe said that there was a concluded contract between the plaintiff andthe BCCI.Gayatri Arts claimed that it had made the highest bid of Rs 90 croreand the BCCI had issued a letter asking them to confirm the offerwhich was accepted in a reply sent to the board. Thd plaintiff claimedthat the BCCI letter constituted a concluded contract between the two.On June 3, Justices BN Srikrishna and Nishita Mhatre had disposed ofan appeal filed by Sham Dhematkar, proprietor oF Gayatri Arts,challenging the earlier order of Justice Deshmukh who refused to staythe contract to IMG-TWI. The bench had refused to stay the contractawarded to IMG and its subsidiary Transworld International (TWI). Butthe judges gave liberty to the appellant to move notice of motionafresh For staying the contract before Justice Deshmukh who hadearlier rejected a similar plea. Accordingly, Gayatri Arts moved anotice of motion but justice Deshmukh dismissed its plea. Beingaggrieved, it has now filed an appeal which is likely to be heard nextweek.