Bengaluru: Former India medium-fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad has criticised the delay in holding elections to the Karnataka State Cricket Affiliation (KSCA), which had been initially scheduled for September 30. Almost a month has handed since that date, but there was no official announcement relating to the elections, with KSCA officers declining to touch upon the matter. Prasad questioned the extended silence from “folks operating the present” and known as for transparency and accountability in Karnataka cricket administration. Talking at a media gathering right here on Monday, Prasad didn’t mince his phrases, saying: “In response to the rule, elections ought to’ve occurred on September 30, however we nonetheless don’t have any clue about once they’re going to be performed. Since there are hardly any office-bearers left, it’s excessive time the folks operating the present announce the election dates.” He additional stated: “KSCA, in its letter dated June 24, stated they might be conducting the elections by September 30. Then why have they not adhered to it?” Barring the joint secretary, KSCA at the moment has no office-bearers. Whereas Raghuram Bhat, who was the president, was elected BCCI treasurer final month, vice-president Ok. Sriram resigned earlier this month. Secretary A. Shankar and A. E. Jairam, the treasurer, resigned on June 7, citing ethical accountability for the stampede at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in June, wherein 11 folks misplaced their lives. Prasad, a former KSCA vice-president, additionally lamented the deteriorating situation of Chinnaswamy Stadium. He added: “Wanting on the chaos inside and out of doors, persons are laughing at us. One of the best instance is that (Ladies’s) World Cup matches have been taken out of right here.” Prasad’s phrases discovered an echo in former KSCA treasurer Vinay Mruthyunjaya and former India captain Shantha Rangaswamy, who additionally rued the present state of affairs at KSCA. Prasad additional stated: “I’m given to grasp that the managing committee is making an attempt to misread the bylaws to disqualify a couple of ready directors, citing the nine-year rule. However that didn’t apply to many, together with former presidents Roger Binny and Raghuram Bhat.”