Team Arshad rout ruling group

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Newly-elected Hyderabad Cricket Association joint-secretary R. Vijayanand (left), president Arshad Ayub (centre) and secretary K. John Manoj flash the victory sign after sweeping the elections at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium at Uppal on Sunday
Newly-elected Hyderabad Cricket Association joint-secretary R. Vijayanand (left), president Arshad Ayub (centre) and secretary K. John Manoj flash the victory sign after sweeping the elections at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium at Uppal on Sunday

Hyderabad: 

The Arshad Ayub-John Manoj panel swept the Hyderabad Cricket Association elections, winning all 10 office-bearers’ posts by handsome margins on Sunday. While each of the winners polled more than 100 votes, none from the ruling group could cross double digits. Counting of votes for the 12 Executive Committee member posts was still on at the time of this edition going to bed.

In a 208-ballot battle after nine votes were rendered invalid, Arshad defeated G. Vinod 133-75 for the presidential chair. John Manoj was elected secretary. He beat acting secretary S. Venkateshwaran 119-89.R. Devraj dislodged Naresh Sharma from the treasurer’s post with a 115-93 verdict while R. Vijayanand and sitting member Purushottam Agarwal were elected joint secretaries, having polled 144 and 135 votes respectively. The two were involved in a tie (106 votes each) which was broken by a draw of lots by outgoing president Arshad Ayub in the previous elections in 2012.

As many as eight sitting members lost their seats this time around. Among the prominent losers are president and former state minister G. Vinod, his brother and Member of Parliament G. Vivekanand and BCCI cricket operations manager and former secretary M. V. Sridhar. M. Narender Goud (148 votes), Surender Agarwal (142), Prakash Chand Jain (123), Syed Moizuddin (123) and P. Yadagiri (122)  are the five vice presidents.

Selection panels to be revamped
Soaking in the heady win, Arshad reiterated his group’s pre-poll promise of cricket first. “Development of the game will be our main focus,” he said.Arshad also said the selection panels appointed by the previous committee much after their tenure in office was over, would be revamped. “We will change the committees and bring in fresh faces,” he said.
Asked about the unhealthy financial situation in the Association, Arshad said: “We will have to make do with it… will cut short on expenditure and try and invest more in infrastructure.”John Manoj vowed to do his best. “I will work to the best of my ability and will ensure all matters pertaining to cricket will be decided at EC meetings,” the newly-elected secretary said.
The office-bearers
President:  Arshad Ayub
Vice-presidents: M. Narender Goud,  Surender K. Agarwal,  Prakash Chand Jain,  Syed Moizuddin,  P. Yadagiri
Secretary:  K. John Manoj
Joint secretaries:  R. Vijayanand,  Purushottam Agarwal
Treasurer:  R. Devraj
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