Sharad Pawar steps down as MCA chief: After leaving an indelible mark, a tough act to follow
8 years, 8 months ago

Sharad Pawar steps down as MCA chief: After leaving an indelible mark, a tough act to follow

Firstpost  

One of the most remarkable innings played in Indian cricket will come to an end when Sharad Govindrao Pawar finally steps down from the Mumbai Cricket Association “in about six months time” in deference to the Supreme Court upholding the Lodha Committee report. One of the most remarkable innings played in Indian cricket will come to an end when Sharad Govindrao Pawar finally steps down from the Mumbai Cricket Association “in about six months time” in deference to the Supreme Court upholding the Lodha Committee report which set an age restriction and term restriction on all BCCI and its affiliated units’ office bearers. At that point of time Pawar’s only connection with cricket was that his late father-in-law Sadashiv Ganpatrao Shinde, renowned leg spinner, had played seven Tests for India between 1946 and 1952. Pawar’s finest contribution and one that Mumbai cricket will remember for long is the acquisition of land and subsequent construction of remarkable facilities in the Bandra Kurla Complex.

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New Indian Express  

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India TV News  

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Live Mint  

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Maharashtra News: ‘Na tired hu, na retired hu’, Sharad Pawar hits back at Ajit Pawar
1 year, 8 months ago

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Live Mint  

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Hindustan Times  

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Sharad Pawar | The Machiavelli of Maharashtra
1 year, 10 months ago

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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2 years, 5 months ago

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The Hindu  

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3 years, 5 months ago

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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Op India  

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The Hindu  

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The Quint  

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India Today  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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5 years, 5 months ago

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India Today  

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MCA special general meeting for ‘removal’ of Mumbai selectors
6 years, 1 month ago

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The Hindu  

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6 years, 1 month ago

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Firstpost  

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7 years, 2 months ago

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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Firstpost  

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8 years, 2 months ago

Ashish Shelar replaces Sharad Pawar as interim president of MCA

India TV News  

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Sharad Pawar steps down as President of Mumbai Cricket Association
8 years, 3 months ago

Sharad Pawar steps down as President of Mumbai Cricket Association

India TV News  

Veteran cricket administrator Sharad Pawar officially resigned from President's post of the Mumbai Cricket Association today. In his letter to the MCA, Pawar said that he was "hurt" by the word "lucrative", an observation by apex court to describe as to why people do not want to leave BCCI. "While taking the decision regarding cricket, the Supreme Court has said …

MCA chief Sharad Pawar to call it a day after body accepts Supreme Court’s verdict in toto
8 years, 8 months ago

MCA chief Sharad Pawar to call it a day after body accepts Supreme Court’s verdict in toto

India TV News  

The president of Mumbai Cricket Association, Sharad Pawar, 75, is set to step down from his position in six months' time as the state body accepted the verdict by the Supreme Court on sweeping reforms in the Board of Control for Cricket in India and its affiliates in toto. The former ICC and BCCI chief, in a press conference after …

Sharad Pawar not available to attend BCCI SGM, P V Shetty to represent MCA
8 years, 10 months ago

Sharad Pawar not available to attend BCCI SGM, P V Shetty to represent MCA

Firstpost  

Mumbai Cricket Association is to be represented by its joint secretary, P V Shetty, at the Special General Meeting of the Cricket Board here on May 22 to elect the new BCCI president following the resignation of Shashank Manohar from that post last week. MCA would normally have been represented by its president, Sharad Pawar, but he will not be …

So it begins: Sharad Pawar-led MCA to move SC over implementation of Lodha Panel reforms
9 years, 1 month ago

So it begins: Sharad Pawar-led MCA to move SC over implementation of Lodha Panel reforms

Firstpost  

Mumbai Cricket Association would file an intervention application before the SC to highlight the difficulties in implementing Lodha Panel’s recommendations. Mumbai: Mumbai Cricket Association, headed by former BCCI President Sharad Pawar, would file an intervention application before the Supreme Court to highlight the difficulties in implementing Justice RM Lodha Committee’s recommendations to restructure the Board. “In a meeting of the …

Sharad Pawar unhappy with NCP’s ways
9 years, 2 months ago

Sharad Pawar unhappy with NCP’s ways

Hindustan Times  

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday expressed his displeasure over his party’s handling of issues such as the legislative council elections, where local leaders worked against the Congress candidates, and the arrest of party corporators in Thane in connection with a builder’s suicide, at a high-level meeting of party leaders at the YB Chavan Centre. According to sources, …

MCA Elections: Vijay Patil on dethroning Sharad Pawar and getting Shiv Sena support
9 years, 9 months ago

MCA Elections: Vijay Patil on dethroning Sharad Pawar and getting Shiv Sena support

Firstpost  

Aside from a two-year gap from 2011 to 2013, Sharad Pawar has ruled the MCA with an iron grip. Vijay Patil, the owner of the DY Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai, and an Mumbai Cricket Association vice-president for the last four years, has decided the time is right to take on NCP chief Sharad Pawar for the post of president. …

Sharad Pawar to take on Vijay Patil in MCA elections - IndiaTV news
9 years, 9 months ago

Sharad Pawar to take on Vijay Patil in MCA elections - IndiaTV news

India TV News  

Mumbai: The fight for the reins of the Mumbai Cricket Association at its biennial elections on June 17 will be between incumbent President Sharad Pawar and outgoing Vice President Vijay Patil. NCP chief Pawar, backed by the ruling Bal Mahaddalkar group, and Patil are the only two contestants left in the fray for the post of the President after the …

MCA president Pawar expresses condolence on Hughes death
10 years, 3 months ago

MCA president Pawar expresses condolence on Hughes death

India TV News  

Mumbai: Mumbai Cricket Association President Sharad Pawar on Friday expressed his grief at the demise of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes, who met tragic end after succumbing to fatal head injury. It's a very sad thing for the cricketing fraternity as we have lost an upcoming and talented player and it has come as a shock to all cricket lovers like …

Pawar, Munde in straight contest for MCA presidentship
11 years, 5 months ago

Pawar, Munde in straight contest for MCA presidentship

India TV News  

Mumbai : The biennial polls of the Mumbai Cricket Association on October 18 will see a straight fight for the presidentship between two Maharashtra political heavyweights - Sharad Pawar and Gopinath Munde. Outgoing MCA president Ravi Savant announced yesterday, the last day for filing nominations, that there were only two candidates for presidentship - Pawar and Munde.The announcement laid to …

MCA ruling group to support Sharad Pawar for elections
11 years, 5 months ago

MCA ruling group to support Sharad Pawar for elections

India TV News  

Mumbai : The ruling group of the Mumbai Cricket Association yesterday extended its support to Sharad Pawar at the October 18 biennial elections for which the Union Agriculture Minister is expected to file his presidential nomination. There are indications that current MCA president and BCCI vice-president Ravi Savant will contest for vice-president's post as the top job will be left …

MCA ruling group to support Sharad Pawar for elections
11 years, 5 months ago

MCA ruling group to support Sharad Pawar for elections

India TV News  

Mumbai : The ruling group of the Mumbai Cricket Association yesterday extended its support to Sharad Pawar at the October 18 biennial elections for which the Union Agriculture Minister is expected to file his presidential nomination. There are indications that current MCA president and BCCI vice-president Ravi Savant will contest for vice-president's post as the top job will be left …

Pawar Meets Thackeray On IPL, Wants Threat Against Aussies To Be Dropped
15 years, 1 month ago

Pawar Meets Thackeray On IPL, Wants Threat Against Aussies To Be Dropped

India TV News  

NCP supremo and Union Minister Sharad Pawar met Bal Thackeray tonight and made an appeal to the Shiv Sena chief to withdraw the Sena threat to Australian players' participation in the third edition of the IPL cricket tourney. "Pawar, president of Mumbai Cricket Association, asked Thackeray not to oppose Australian players in IPL," Sena sources said after the meeting in …

Sharad Pawar
20 years, 10 months ago

Sharad Pawar

Hindustan Times  

There are no permanent friends and foes in politics. Once a bitter opponent of Sonia Gandhi for her foreign origin, the issue which led him to part ways with Congress, Pawar has buried the hatchet out of political compulsions in Maharashtra. HT Image Besides having been Maharashtra's chief minister thrice, Pawar has also held key portfolios like Defence in Congress …

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