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'''Anirudh Chaudhry''' is an Indian sports administrator. He was the Treasurer of the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI). He has served as the manager of the Indian team for its tour of England in 2011.<ref name=hindu>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/anirudh-chaudhry-is-indian-team-manager/article2153918.ece | title=Anirudh Chaudhry is Indian team manager | work=thehindu.com | accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref> Other positions he held include honorary secretary of the Haryana Cricket Association,<ref name=hindu/> Manager of the Indian team for the ICC T20 World Cup in England in 2009<ref name=hindu/> and manager of the India under-19 team that took part in the ICC under-19 World Cup held in New Zealand in 2010.<ref name=hindu/>

==Personal life==
His father [[Ranbir Singh Mahendra]] was the President of the BCCI.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/after-father-anirudh-choudhary-gets-into-bcci-hierarchy/233570 | title=After father, Anirudh Choudhary gets into BCCI hierarchy | work=mid-day.com | accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref>

==Controversy==
Chaudhry has been the focus of several controversies. One of those revolved around spendings in maintaining his three offices, which was raised in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=BCCI treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry has 3 offices, including a 5-star hotel suite|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/bcci-treasurer-anirudh-chaudhry-3-offices-5-star-hotel-suite|accessdate=9 March 2018|work=[[Sportskeeda]]|agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]]|date=15 August 2014}}</ref> The subject of BCCI's and Chaudhry's spending was raised again in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pandey|first1=Devendra|title=Perks of BCCI officials: 3.23 crore spent on Choudhary and Chaudhry, says CoA|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/perks-of-bcci-officials-3-23-crore-spent-on-anirudh-chaudhry-amitabh-choudhary-4800049/|accessdate=9 March 2018|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=17 August 2017}}</ref>

A second controversy was around the implementation of recommendation by a panel headed by [[Rajendra Mal Lodha]], a subject which was placed before the [[Supreme Court of India]]. In July 2017 Chaudhry was accused by the Committee of Administrators (CoA) that he "lacks courage to implement Lodha reforms".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Majumdar|first1=Boria|title=Exclusive: Anirudh Chaudhry lacks courage to implement Lodha reforms, CoA tells Supreme Court|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/bcci-n-srinivasan-anirudh-chaudhry-lodha-reforms-coa-supreme-court-1023776-2017-07-12|accessdate=9 March 2018|work=[[India Today]]|date=12 July 2017}}</ref> In September 2017 he was one of the three senior BCCI officials which were reprimanded by the Supreme Court for their "obstinate behaviour" in handling the recommendations.<ref>{{cite news|title=Supreme Court admonishes ‘obstinate’ BCCI bosses, no order on new constitution|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/supreme-court-warns-board-of-control-for-cricket-in-india-over-draft-constitution/story-qf1ejLk9XXq0EvgJND4fYO.html|accessdate=9 March 2018|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=21 September 2017|language=en}}</ref> In November 2017, allegations were raised that Chaudhry has issued death threats to BCCI CFO, Santosh Rangnekar. The allegations were denied by Chaudhry's attorney.<ref>{{cite news|title=Supreme Court wants to know if BCCI treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry threatened its CFO|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/did-anirudh-chaudhry-threaten-top-bcci-official-supreme-court-seeks-answer/story-vzkhGR3oEy7cm0Jfq4hKXI.html|accessdate=9 March 2018|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|date=29 November 2017|language=en}}</ref> In January 2018 the other two officials has stated explicitly that Chaudhry was the "hurdle in the process of implementing the recommendations",<ref>{{cite web|last1=Luthra|first1=Chander Shekhar|title=Here’s why BCCI treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry is in spotlight |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/cricket/report-here-s-why-bcci-treasurer-anirudh-chaudhry-is-in-spotlight-2579631|publisher=[[Dna India]]|accessdate=9 March 2018|date=30 January 2018}}</ref> though Chaudhry claims he was singled out because he is "the only one asking questions".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bose|first1=Soumitra|title=BCCI administrators target treasurer in its 6th status report to Supreme Court on Lodha reforms|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/administrators-target-bcci-treasurer-in-its-6th-status-report-on-lodha-panel-reforms/story-sl4Jh4RmJ1gW2Yd9aYUOCM.html|accessdate=9 March 2018|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=28 January 2018|language=en}}</ref>

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>Muhandes at 12:34, 23 March 2021