BCCI set for makeover
Lodha Committee to submit recommendations today.
New Delhi: Cricket administration in India faces a radical makeover as the Justice Lodha Committee is set to submit its recommendations on the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s functioning to the Supreme Court here on Monday.
Lack of professionalism, changes in the board’s governance structure, conflict of interest, the working of the Indian Premier League are some of the key areas, besides many others, that will be covered under the Lodha Committee report. The panel will present its recommendations with an aim to make the board more accountable, transparent and proficient.
The recommendations, however, will not be binding unless the Supreme Court deems so, on the morrow. Indian cricket’s image has taken a beating in the wake of numerous scandals over the last few years that included spot-fixing, betting, conflict of interest and corruption charges.
The three-member committee comprising Justice (retd) R.M. Lodha, Justice (retd) Ashok Bhan and Justice (retd) R.V. Raveendran will present their findings to the Supreme Court, and reports indicate that the panel may recommend that the politicians should not be allowed to be part of the board which is registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act.
As of now, only a few associations are headed by ex-cricketers. The rest of the state bodies are run by either politicians, bureaucrats or industrialists. Conflict of interest and need for transparency will also be in focus as the committee is likely to recommend key changes in the BCCI’s structure.
BCCI president Shashank Manohar, who took over in October 2015, too has been concerned with the conflict of interest issue that has plagued the board and its state associations, and the committee it is learnt, will suggest radical measures to curb it.
The IPL is also under the scanner and there are possibilities that the cash-rich tournament would be listed as a private limited company which needs to reinvest all its profits.
The Lodha committee might also emphasise on the need of a professional management, with the focus on a corporate organisation. Currently, the all-powerful working committee is central to the board’s functioning and decision-making and the panel is likely to recommend having a board of directors instead, who will represent various stakeholders.
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