Muthiah satisfied

CHENNAI, SEPT. 28 Mr. A.C. Muthiah, president, Board of Control for Cricket in India, was not willing to speculate on the eve of the BCCI's annual elections slated for Saturday and Sunday.

Talking to presspersons at the Taj Coramandel Hotel, the venue for the BCCI meeting, on Friday, he said, ``It is unethical for me to comment, or predict anything about the elections. The wisdom of the house will prevail.''

In the same breath, Mr. Muthiah added he was pleased with the Board's record under his stewardship. ``I am absolutely satisfied with our performance. We have done extremely well.''

About the difficulties faced by the BCCI over the last couple of years, with the match-fixing scandal raising its ugly head, Mr. Muthiah noted, ``we have sailed smoothly over all of them.''

He is being challenged for the President's post by Mr. Jagmohan Dalmiya, former chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Mr. Muthiah welcomed the battle observing, ``In democracy, it is good to have a contest.''

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