The recent IPL controversy at CCI is a flashpoint in the club's ongoing tumultuous phase

Ever since the Cricket Club of India (CCI) became embroiled in a simmering controversy last year, when an I M Kadri-led faction sought to overthrow president Raj Singh Dungarpur, the dust has never really settled down at the elite, Churchgate institution.

Several twists and turns followed the oust-Rajbhai saga, too lengthy to detail here but it finally resulted in current president Badal Mittal taking over reins of the club as president while K 'Bonny' Rajpal functions as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Now, the Indian Premier League (IPL) fracas is the latest problem in the tumultuous phase of this club and this one threatens to fragment the club further.u00a0u00a0

It is cancelled
Recently the club cancelled an all-important Extraordinary General Meeting (EOGM) that was to be held on February 27, 2009. The CCI voting member base (approximately 2,000) was supposed to vote at the EOGM about whether they were in favour of IPL holding its matches at Brabourne on IPL terms, which means that the club members would have to sacrifice seats in the clubhouse for IPL officials and others.