Bengaluru, Nov. 17 -- Venkatesh Prasad on Monday voiced his deep shock and disappointment over the abrupt postponement of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) elections, which were originally scheduled for November 30..

The elections have now been deferred to December 30. Besides Venkatesh, who is fighting for the post of president, the others in the fray are former India and Karnataka cricketer Sujith Somasundar for Vice President, Vinay Mruthyunjaya for Secretary, AV Shashidhar for Joint Secretary, and BN Madhukar for Treasurer.

Speaking to the media, Prasad stated, as per a press release, "We were stunned to learn that the elections have been deferred to 30 December. The primary focus here should be cricket, not politics. W...