While the top bosses in the BCCI remained tight-lipped about the development, a senior official in the know of things said that they have decided to accept his resignation letter sent on December 27.
Johri, who joined the BCCI in 2016, had earlier put in his papers after the Supreme Court appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) had made way for the Sourav Ganguly-led set-up the run the world’s richest cricket board. He was then asked to continue till the end of his contract, which is due to expire in 2021.