N. Srinivasan
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Narayanaswami Srinivasan (born 3 January 1945)[4] is an Indian industrialist. He is a former Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and former President of the BCCI, the governing body for cricket in India. He is also the managing director of India Cements Limited.[5] He is the owner of Indian Premier League (IPL) team Chennai Super Kings.[6]
N. Srinivasan | |
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1st Chairman of the International Cricket Council | |
In office 26 June 2014 – 22 November 2015 | |
Preceded by | Position Established |
Succeeded by | Shashank Manohar |
30th President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India | |
In office 19 September 2011 – 2013 | |
Preceded by | Shashank Manohar |
Succeeded by | Jagmohan Dalmiya |
Secretary of BCCI | |
In office 25 September 2008 – 19 September 2011 | |
President | Shashank Manohar |
Preceded by | Niranjan S. Shah |
Succeeded by | Sanjay Jagdale |
President of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association[1] | |
In office 2002–2017 | |
Preceded by | A. C. Muthiah |
Succeeded by | Rupa Gurunath |
Personal details | |
Born | Narayanaswami Srinivasan (1945-01-03) 3 January 1945 (age 79) Kallidaikurichi, Madras Presidency, British India |
Spouse | Chitra |
Children | Ashwin[2][citation needed] Rupa[3] |
Parent | T. S. Narayanaswami |
Residence | Chennai |
Education | BSc (Tech), MSc.IT |
Alma mater | Loyola College, Chennai Illinois Institute of Technology |
Occupation | MD of India Cements Limited |
Srinivasan was investigated regarding several scams, including betting on IPL cricket matches; his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan has been indicted for passing IPL information to bookies.[7][8] He was also investigated for corruption involving politician Jagan Mohan Reddy.[9][10][11][12][13] In March 2014, the Supreme Court of India ordered him to quit as BCCI president to facilitate investigations into the IPL betting scam.[14]
On 26 June 2016, N. Srinivasan was re-elected president of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. The election was held during the TNCA's 86th annual general meeting, in Chennai and he was re-elected unopposed as the president of the state association.[15]