Saba Karim to Quit as BCCI GM Cricket Operations, Weeks After Board Accepts CEO Rahul Johri's Resignation: Report

BCCI General Manager Cricket Operations Saba Karim has reportedly quit his position and a formal announcement on the same will be made soon, a report in The Times of India claims.

Karim's exit from the BCCI comes a week after the board let go of CEO Rahul Johri. Incidentally, both Johri and Karim assumed office at the same time in December 2017. The BCCI accepted a long-pending resignation from Johri (since December 2019) only last week.

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There were earlier reports that during the time of the Covid-19 pandemic, GM Cricket Operations' position is under the scanner as there is a thought that he isn't bringing too much to the table.

IANS had earlier reported that a senior board executive in the know of developments confirmed that Karim's position is under the scanner as there have been too many issues that have remained unattended which fall under the GM Cricket Operations' purview. And considering the economic situation, a tough call is likely to be taken soon.

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Johri, who joined the BCCI in 2016, had earlier put in his papers after the Supreme Court appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) had made way for the Sourav Ganguly-led set-up the run the world's richest cricket board.

But he was then asked to continue till the end of his contract, which was due to expire in 2021. However, once the BCCI got back its administration, Johri was increasingly marginalized with his domain of work, including matters related to ICC, being handled by secretary Jay Shah.

While Cricket Australia CEO Kevin Roberts recently stepped down after failing to handle the economic setback that came with COVID-19, CA's head of female engagement Sarah Styles was also let go in the financial battle. The ECB handed cuts to its employees with CEO Tom Harrison voluntarily taking a 25 per cent reduction while the players (both men and women) decided to take a voluntary pay cut in response to the pandemic.