The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to permit its office-bearers to have two consecutive terms of three years each at the national body before entering the three-year “cooling-off” period, without reckoning their earlier tenure at the State boards.

Solicitor-general Tushar Mehta, who appeared for the Board, also urged the bench of Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli to relax the maximum age of 70 years prescribed for the office-bearers.

The arguments were advanced by the BCCI during an inconclusive hearing of an application moved by it seeking approval of its amended constitution which would enable the Board’s president and secretary to have a term of six years before entering the cooling-off period as against the overall six years’ term, including the stint in the State associations, as prescribed by the Justice R.M. Lodha Committee.

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is at present the BCCI president while Jay Shah, the son of Union home minister Amit Shah, is the secretary. If the new constitution is approved, it would enable the duo to continue in their posts for at least another three years. Amicus curiae and senior advocate Maninder Singh also agreed with Mehta’s suggestions.

The apex court is expected to pass certain interim orders on Wednesday after hearing further arguments on the issue. On Tuesday, Justice Chandrachud, heading the bench, orally observed that it would be better if younger persons were allowed to represent the BCCI.

But he hastened to clarify that people who are over 70years are doing an amazing job, citing the example of attorney-general K.K. Venugopal, who is now 90 years old. Mehta argued that BCCI needs experienced persons of “some stature” as they are required to represent it at global for a like the International Cricket Council, which requires skilful negotiations.