Patna, Jan 17: The Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) has expelled cricketer Lakhan Raja for six years for indulging in anti-association activities along with his father Aditya Prakash Verma on the eve of the Bihar vs Mumbai Ranji Trophy match.
A separate team, not authorised by the BCA, was announced by former BCA secretary Amit Kumar for the Ranji Trophy match against Mumbai on January 5
In the aftermath of the incident, all the players and support staff involved with the second list of players not authorised by BCA, were served a show cause notice to provide reasons for their involvement in the illegal / anti-association activities.
In furtherance of that notice, the Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) has now decided to suspend Lakhan Raja, a player found to be involved in the anti-association activities along with his father Aditya Prakash Verma and ex-secretary Amit Kumar.“In the light of the decision of the members of the BCA Management Committee, Lakhan Raja has been indulging in indiscipline and anti-association activities along with his father Aditya Prakash Verma from the past till the recent developments and despite the notification published on the BCA website on 4 January 2024, is expelled from the Bihar Cricket Association for six years due to his involvement in the incident that occurred at the Moin ul Haq stadium on 5 January 2024,” the Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) said in a statement.
