Lodha committee

The Central Information Commission ruled the BCCI is not under the RTI Act, dismissing an appeal seeking information on its national representation and player selection. The CIC noted that increased government oversight could disrupt BCCI's finely balanced economic structure, citing its financial independence and market-driven operations, particularly the IPL's success.

"We maintain that there are certain clauses that are practically not implementable. Our legal counsel Kapil Sibal will continue with argument on Monday," a senior Board official said. The only BCCI units to have accepted Lodha committee recommendations in toto are Tripura, Vidarbha and Rajasthan.

The Supreme Court will conduct the hearing in the matter of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) not fully implementing the directives of the Lodha committee reforms today. After the BCCI had submitted a draft constitution of Court in a sealed cover on 30th October, incorporating suggestions of the Justice RM Lodha panel on reforms in the cash-rich cricket body, the SC had fixed November 29 as the next date of hearing.

Vinod Rai is confident that his team could transform the "personality oriented" BCCI into a "structured" institution by October, a deadline he has set for COA to complete their assignment of implementing the RM Lodha committee reforms.

Board of Control for Cricket in India president Anurag Thakur, currently fighting a bitter battle with the Justice Lodha committee over reforms in the body, reiterated his faith in the Indian judicial system here on Wednesday.

The Supreme Court will conduct the hearing in the matter of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) not fully implementing the directives of the Lodha committee reforms today. After the BCCI had submitted a draft constitution of Court in a sealed cover on 30th October, incorporating suggestions of the Justice RM Lodha panel on reforms in the cash-rich cricket body, the SC had fixed November 29 as the next date of hearing.

The BCCI might head to the Supreme Court once again. They are of the strong belief that given Tuesday's order, it is better to head to the Court than wait for the Justice RM Lodha committee to act urgently on “pressing matters”.

The newly drafted constitution of the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) submitted by the Committee of Administrator (CoA) in the Supreme Court earlier this week has made "no changes" from what has been already suggested by the Justice (retd) RM Lodha committee and upheld by the apex court.

The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) treasurer Biswarup Dey's fate hangs in balance as the association has sought clarification from Justice RM Lodha committee as to whether his two years as assistant secretary would be counted in his 10 years in office.

The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (COA), working on implementation of Lodha committee reforms, has decided to pull the rug from under the feet of all individuals in Indian cricket who fall under any kind of “conflict“.

The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has amended its memorandum, rules and regulations to bring them in conformity with the recommendations of the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha committee at a Special General Meeting (SGM).

The BCCI had recently told Justice Lodha committee that it would not be able to implement Supreme Court-directed reforms in cricket administration because of the resistance from state cricket bodies.

Rajasthan Cricket Association on Tuesday in an Emergent General Meeting (EGM) accepted all the reforms recommended by the Lodha committee as per Supreme Court directive.

"There's been no response from the Lodha committee to the request of a meeting with BCCI. The IPL is due in less than four months. There are auctions to be conducted, vendors to be finalised, contracts to be signed and there's no sign of clarity," BCCI official said.

Beleaguered Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) on Saturday called an emergent meeting of its directors where 9 out of the 17 signed in favour of forming an interim committee, which will be tasked with implementing the Lodha committee reforms in toto.

The Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) has adopted the recommendations of the Justice R M Lodha committee at its Special General Body Meeting held on Friday.

The Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) has moved a petition before the high court, stating that the recommendations by the Lodha committee which have been accepted by the apex court cannot be directly implemented by them, as the recommendations are primarily applicable to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Former Indian captain Bishen Singh Bedi lambasted the faulty administration structure of the BCCI and its affiliated state units.

A day before the scheduled bidding for the media rights tender of the multi-billion dollar Indian Premier League (IPL) in Mumbai, the BCCI has been hit with another roadblock.

The BCCI and its senior lawyer Kapil Sibal would have banked on the scheduled hearing of the Supreme Court review petition on Tuesday, but instead faced a setback with the apex court dismissing the board’s review of an order passed on July 18.

Anurag Thakur has clarified that he did not seek a letter from the ICC, but that he had spoken to its chief Shashank Manohar seeking clarification on whether the Justice Lodha committee’s reforms amounted to interference with the day-to-day running of the Indian cricket board.

Despite the Supreme Court barring them from BCCI's meetings, some former top officials like N Srinivasan and Niranjan Shah - and the state bodies controlled by them, namely TNCA and Saurashtra - continue to defy the Committee of Administrators' (CoA) directives aimed at the implementation of the Justice (retd) RM Lodha committee's reforms.

The Lodha committee came down heavily on the BCCI for re-doing the coach appointment process, adding that the BCCI could have given Anil Kumble an automatic extension after seeing his good work in the last one year.

Tthe Justice Lodha committee has said that its members are in the process of implementing the Supreme Court order by appointing an independent auditor before laying down the norms for the bidding process.

NCP chief and former BCCI president Sharad Pawar on Thursday alleged that the Lodha committee report has "definitely destroyed" cricket. The Justice Lodha panel had recommended a slew of structural reforms in the BCCI, which were approved by the Supreme Court.

Jatin Paranjpe and Gagan Khoda are set to be removed from the BCCI senior selection panel after the Board was clearly told to trim to the panel to three members in place of five, as recommended by the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha committee.

Even though the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) officials claim that they are following the Justice (retd) RM Lodha committee recommendations in toto, several violations of the same have been highlighted over the last few months.

Chennai, June 24 () The Madras High Court today refused to entertain a PIL seeking to stall elections proposed to be held tomorrow to Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA).