Annual BCCI cricket conclave begins in Dharamshala

Dharamshala, June 21, 2016: “Proud to announce the first ever BCCI conclaves open! Annual BCCI cricket conclave begins in Dharamshala,” Thakur said on Twitter. The conclave, which started today, shall continue till June 24 here.
It is the first ever the BCCI meet being held here.
BCCI sources say that it is expected to become an annual feature.
Earlier, on Tuesday morning, BCCI president, Anurag Thakur, inaugurated the cricket board’s first ever annual conclave at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) stadium in Dharamsala. The board is likely to put its seal of approval on the head coach at the working committee meeting, scheduled to be held on the final day of the conclave. At the moment the interview with the 21 deserving candidates is on, being conducted by cricket advisory committee (CAC), comprising former star batsmen Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman and the name of the selected one shall be given to BCCI President Anurag Thakur by Tomorrow.
The board had received a total of 57 responses to its advertisement for the job, and 21 of them were shortlisted for the advisory committee to review.
The BCCI’s Dharamsala conclave started with a workshop for media managers of all state cricket associations, which includes a session on digital media. This will be followed by a conference of coaches and captains, Indian Premier League (IPL) governing council, junior committee and affiliation committee meeting before the all-important working committee meeting on the final day, the BCCI announced.
The conclave will also focus on steps to strengthen one of the biggest domestic cricket seasons of the world and ways to take the IPL, the fastest growing league in the world, to new heights while also deliberating on ways to make the BCCI more transparent and efficient.
“This is the first time BCCI is hosting a four-day long conclave that aims at getting all stakeholders at one place and align everyone’s thoughts for improvement of the sport”, Thakur had earlier said in a statement.
Board secretary Ajay Shirke said, “Timing of this conclave couldn’t have been better. We are about to step into one of the most exciting cricket season and this is a perfect opportunity to bring everyone under one roof and discuss ideas and how to implement them.”