India’s cricket chiefs on Sunday met Sahara group bosses on Sunday in a bid to woo back their disgruntled long-time sponsor, amid speculation a truce was on the cards. Sahara had severed ties with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on February 4 for what it said was a “one-sided emotional relationship” with the governing body. Sahara is not only the national team’s sponsor since 2000, but also owns the Pune Warriors franchise in the Indian Premier League which the group had bought last year for $370 million.
BCCI president Narayanaswamy Srinivasan met Sahara chief Subrata Roy in Mumbai at a high-level meeting on Sunday which was also attended by senior officials from both sides. A joint-statement issued after the 90-minute meeting said “all outstanding issues” were discussed and the matter will now be taken up by the BCCI’s working committee in Chennai on Tuesday. “Sahara and the BCCI met today and discussed all outstanding issues,” the statement read. “It was agreed that the subject will be further discussed in the BCCI working committee meeting. “The interaction was focused on the interest of Indian cricket, including the IPL.”
