Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Dilip Vengsarkar and Gautam Gambhir were noticeable absentees from the list of former India cricketers who applied for membership in the newly constituted Indian Cricketers’ Association (ICA) after Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Virender Sehwag and Anil Kumble sought inclusion. 

Ashok Malhotra, the former India cricketer, is the sole candidate to have applied for the post of president of the ICA, while former wicket-keeper batsman Surendra Khanna, also being the sole candidate for the post, is all set be included in IPL governing council as the ICA representative.

The ICA had called for nominations for various posts. The objection against any candidate and withdrawal of any application can be done by October 9.

Further, four applications have been received in the men’s and women’s categories for ICA representatives in the BCCI Apex Council.

Anshuman Gaekwad, Dodda Ganesh, Kirti Azad and Rakesh Dhruve have submitted their nomination among the men, while Amrita Shinde, CTM Suguna, Mana Dabhi, Shantha Ranagswamy are the ones to have thrown their hat in the ring in women's category. 

Meanwhile, the supreme court appointed Committee of Administrators (COA) sent notices to four BCCI state associations in Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Maharashtra and Bengal as their respective constitutions were deemed non-compliant as per the Lodha Committee recommendations. The COA has given time till October 7 for these associations to reply to the notice.

The Cricket Association of Bengal was sent another notice for nominating players from its Apex Council to its players’ representative body.

(Inputs from Indian Express)