Will quit if you want me to, Srinivasan tells BCCI members

The Board members met at a party hosted by former BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya u00a0While he didnrsquot get a reply from his fellow administrators it is learnt that he does not enjoy complete support like he used to There are whispers in the Boardrsquos corridors of power that some do not like the way Srinivasan is misusing his power They feel if a teamrsquos CEO is involved in betting then people cannot go scotfree IANS adds Besides Dalmiya and Srinivasan Indian Premier League Commissioner Rajeev Shukla board vice president Chitrak Mitra and functionaries of Cricket Association of Bengal were present at the dinner in a South Kolkata fivestar hotel A veteran board member said Srinivasanrsquos position has become untenable with the sponsors of Indian cricket threatening to withdraw if he continued to head the board Indian team sponsors Sahara India chief Subrata Roy has pulled his team Pune Warriors from the IPL and described BCCIrsquos style of functioning under Srinivasan as ldquodisgusting irritating and frustratingrdquo ldquoA person like Srinivasan does not know how to run cricket Sahara will not sponsor team India as long as N Srinivasan stays as its chiefrdquo Roy was quoted as saying by a TV channel IPL sponsors Pepsi has also reportedly informed the Indian board that it would review its association with the league ldquoIf the fallout of the controversy is the exit of sponsors then that will be a serious setback for Indian cricket Srinivasan will have to go if not today then after some time His position has become untenable But it is up to him whether he will quit on his own or choose to stayrdquo the board member said A defiant Srinivasan has however ruled out stepping down ldquoI have not done anything wrong I have no intention to resign I cannot be bulldozed into resigningrdquo he told reporters in Mumbai earlier in the day Going by the numbers it seems there is little danger to Srinivasanrsquos continuation in the high office for the moment despite the purported move by some affiliates to see his ouster If Srinivasan is to be forced out the BCCI rules stipulate that a notice signed by at least ten members has to be given to the board secretary who will then convene an emergent general meeting Srinivasan can be sacked if twothirds of the members present and vote for his removal ldquoAll this seems to be a tall ask at this momentquot said a board member as some of Srinivasanrsquos associates seemed to be lobbying hard to ensure his survival Meanwhile Dalmiya held a oneonone with Shukla at his New Alipore residence Later facing questions from the media about the controversy and whether Srinivasan should go Shukla gave an openended reply saying ldquoeverything is under discussionrdquo He did not elaborate But Shukla cleared the air about Sundayrsquos final saying it would be held as scheduled Following the arrest of Gurunath Meiyappan ndash Srinivasanrsquos soninlaw and the CSK CEO there has been a growing clamour for sacking the IPL franchise With BCCI terminating two IPL franchises on financial matters critics have been seeking the cancellation or at least the suspension of CSK in the aftermath of the controversy u00a0