The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) meeting in the capital on Friday seemed to be going fine till things went slightly south after the topic of the appraisal of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) employees came up for discussion.
Speaking to IANS, sources in the know of developments said that while Johri and Lt. Gen Ravindra Thodge supported the move to hand Rangnekar a handsome increment, Diana Edulji put her foot down and wanted a fair deal for Amin as well, and that led to a heated argument.
A BCCI functionary said that while it was said at the meeting that the IPL COO can't be kept on the same pedestal as the CFO because the cash-rich league doesn't happen all through the year, the effort put in by Amin and his team isn't restricted just to the two months of the IPL.
"It is unfair to judge Amin's work as per the two months of the tournament. Along with his team, he is working throughout the year to get things in order and ensure that the IPL is one of the most successful domestic tournaments in world cricket. To just assess him on the basis of two months is unfair," the functionary said.
While it is believed that Diana walked out of the meeting without signing the appraisal papers on Friday, the same couldn't be confirmed as she was unavailable for a comment.
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