Ajay Shirke

Ajay Shirke
Owner Audio Lounge Ltd
In office
2012 – present
Honorary Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India
In office
2016–2017
Honorary Treasurer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India
In office
2012–2013
President Maharashtra Cricket Association
In office
2005–2017
Personal details
Nationality  Indian
Occupation Cricket Administrator
Website bcci.tv

Ajay Shirke is the owner of Audio Lounge Ltd, London. The group also includes British-based Spendor Audio Systems, Siltech and Crystal Cable from the Netherlands.[1] As of August 2016 Ajay Shirke was appointed as director of SME Limited, a company that currently manufactures precision turntables and pick-up arms[2]

In May 2016 he was elected Honorary Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.[3][4][5][6] On 2 January 2017, the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India passed a judgement to remove Ajay Shirke from his role as the Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India with immediate effect. The ruling came about after Board of Control for Cricket in India failed to implement the Lodha panel reforms.[7][8][9]

Cricket Administration

His association with Maharashtra Cricket started in 2003 and he assumed the office of President Maharashtra Cricket Association in 2005. He is credited with spreading the reach of cricket all over Maharashtra.As the Honorary Treasurer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India he brought transparency to the accounting of the board.[10][11]

Controversy

In his last tenure as the Honorary Treasurer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, the board was hit with a match fixing scandal in the Indian Premier League and he resigned citing lack of transparency and conflict of interest in the board.[12][13][14]

References

  1. ↑ "Our History". audiolounge.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "SME Under New Ownership". theaudiobeat.com. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Reputation of BCCI has taken a beating: Ajay Shirke". economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Make processes efficient, then it won’t matter who is running the show, says Ajay Shirke". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "BCCI will work as a team: Ajay Shirke". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Anurag Thakur unanimously elected as new BCCI president, Shirke is secretary". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "I am fine with it, says Ajay Shirke on sacking after SC order". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "In 7 minutes flat, Supreme Court delivered killer punch on Anurag Thakur, Shirke". hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "Supreme Court removes Thakur, Shirke from top BCCI posts". espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Few good suggestions in Lodha panel. But many won’t work: Ajay Shirke". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "Ajay Shirke inaugurates Sardar Vinchurkar Pavilion after renovation". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "IPL spot-fixing scandal: Ajay Shirke,Sanjay Jagdale resign from BCCI posts". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "'ll resign with immediate effect, says BCCI treasurer Ajay Shirke". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "BCCI would like to improve upon transparency: Shirke". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
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