Sunil Gavaskar seeks Rs 1.90 crore from board

Sunil Gavaskar has asked for an amount of Rs 1.90 crore as remuneration for rendering his services as president BCCI-IPL during the seventh edition of the league last year. Gavaskar was appointed president, BCCI-IPL' on directive of the Supreme Court of India and the apex court had directed the Board to pay him adequate compensation as he put his various media commitments (commentary and writing columns) on hold during that period.

According to rel i able source in the Working Committee, Gavaskar had writ ten to the Board about the compensation. "Gavaskar has written a letter to the BCCI. In the letter, he has sought an amount to the tune of Rs 1.90 crore which is equivalent to the money that he had to forego during the period as he couldn't take up his media assignments which includes TV commentary, writing columns and also acting as media pundit," a senior BCCI official, who was present at the Working committee meeting told.

When asked whether the amount that he has sought has already been approved, the official said, "Not as of now. But obviously, he needs to be compensated as there is a SC directive and we need to follow that. The amount that G av a s k a r would ge t could be exactly what he has demanded or less depending upon what finance committee's recommendations are," the source added.