Former India captain Anil Kumble and former India fast bowler Javagal Srinath romped home to a thumping 24-0 victory in Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) polls held on Sunday. At 40 and 39 respectively, Kumble and Srinath are the youngest president and secretary of the state cricket association. The Kumble group wiped out the prospects of their rivals, headed by the former Maharaja of Mysore, Srikantadatta Wodeyar.
The thumping majority in the managing committee of the association is expected to give Team Kumble a free hand to shape Karnataka cricket on the lines that they had promised� world-class facilities at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, practice pitches and infrastructure for local clubs and promoting talented cricketers from Karnataka.
The outgoing managing committee headed by Wodeyar had a thin 13-11 majority in the association resulting in turbulence and little progress for cricket. "Cricket is first for us, everything else is second," Javagal Srinath said in the run-up to the polls.
The Kumble-Srinath team comprises mainly of former cricketers, and enjoys the support of current Test players such as Rahul Dravid. It also has in its ranks experienced administrators and long time association committee members such as hotelier P Sadanada Maiya and finance expert Tallam Venkatesh. Kumble also had the support of Vijay Mallya, owner of IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore, and outgoing secretary of KSCA, Brijesh Patel. Nearly 1500 people, including 229 representing clubs and the life members of the KSCA voted in the elections.
The thumping majority in the managing committee of the association is expected to give Team Kumble a free hand to shape Karnataka cricket on the lines that they had promised� world-class facilities at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, practice pitches and infrastructure for local clubs and promoting talented cricketers from Karnataka.
The outgoing managing committee headed by Wodeyar had a thin 13-11 majority in the association resulting in turbulence and little progress for cricket. "Cricket is first for us, everything else is second," Javagal Srinath said in the run-up to the polls.
The Kumble-Srinath team comprises mainly of former cricketers, and enjoys the support of current Test players such as Rahul Dravid. It also has in its ranks experienced administrators and long time association committee members such as hotelier P Sadanada Maiya and finance expert Tallam Venkatesh. Kumble also had the support of Vijay Mallya, owner of IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore, and outgoing secretary of KSCA, Brijesh Patel. Nearly 1500 people, including 229 representing clubs and the life members of the KSCA voted in the elections.
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