The Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) Working Committee goes to work over two days at Delhi to discuss a 30-point agenda. A lift on the bans on Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja could be a far-fetched thought - the Times of India reported a fortnight ago that Azhar is keeping fit so he can return for his 100th Test - but their cases are to be discussed.

Both Azhar and Jadeja have appealed against the life-ban and five-year ban imposed upon them by the BCCI for their role in the match-fixing scandal as reported by the Central Bureau of Investigation of India.

The other main issues understood to be taken up at the meeting on Tuesday and Wednseday are:

1. Payment structures for international players: it is expected that for the first time in Indian cricket, a central-contract system, as well a graded-payment mechanism, will be put into place.

2. Payment structures for domestic cricketers: currently, the Ranji players receive between Rs 6000 and 7500 per match. The amount is expected to increase significantly.

3. Local umpires too are slated to receive a higher payment.

4. A fitness-trainer is to be appointed for the national team. He would work under Andrew Leipus who will concentrate on physiotherapy. In addition, each of the domestic teams will be asked to appoint a trainer for themselves.

5. The two-tier system for the Ranji Trophy, as proposed by Sunil Gavaskar, is expected to be formally approved. The system would be enforced next season.

6. The standards of pitches in the country will be discussed. The BCCI seeks to be more proactive in this regard.

7. India's performance at the Junior World Cup at New Zealand, where they bowed out in the semi-finals, will be assessed.

8. The utility of newly-developed software applications to monitor performances at the domestic level is to be determined.

10. New headquarters for the BCCI will be considered. The current one at Mumbai is musty, dusty and tiny. A new one at Mumbai might be approved, though Delhi and Kolkata are contenders.

11. A sorely-needed media manager is not likely to be appointed. Instead, the three-man Communication and Coordination Committee that had been set up a while back is likely to be approved.

12. Cricket Associations of newly-formed states will be granted affiliation to the BCCI if they fulfil the required criteria.

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