BCCI appoints Hemang Amin as interim CEO of IPL

After Rahul Johari submitted his resignation from his position as the CEO of the Board of Control for Cricket in India( BCCI), the Indian cricket board have appointed Hemang Amin as the interim CEO.

He is also COO( Chief Operating Officer)of the IPL and will now take care of additional duties of BCCI CEO till the time the Organization finds a suitable replacement.

According to a report in the Mumbai Mirror, the decision was taken by the BCCI office-bearers as the position of CEO cannot remain vacant because it is a requirement according to the new BCCI constitution. The report read:

“Amin is known to be a hard-working executive, who is largely credited for an incident-free IPL 2019. In the midst of general elections, he had organized the league without any hiccups and all the franchises even got to host all their home matches in their bases.”

However, the report from Mumbai Mirror claimed that the remuneration that will be offered to Amin will be less than what was given to Rahul Johari.

The Indian Express reported that the BCCI Apex Council will detail the required criteria for the next CEO which will be decided in its next meeting on July 17^th. The motto of the meeting will be to appoint new employees in BCCI.

Sources in the BCCI were quoted as saying by the Indian Express:

“Until a new CEO takes over, the board has asked Amin to handle the CEO’s role for an interim period. The board will discuss the appointment of the new CEO, the advertisement will be given and applications will be invited for the post in the coming days. A new CEO will only take charge after nearly two months.”