The BCCI submitted the first Compliance Report to the Supreme Court-appointed Justice RM Lodha Panel on Thursday in regards to the implementation of reforms as per the apex court verdict. "Yes BCCI Secretary Ajay Shirke submitted the Compliance Report late in the evening today," a source close to the panel told PTI today referring to the two-page report.
The Supreme Court-appointed Justice RM Lodha Panel will meet on August 28 to discuss various issues concerning the BCCI, including the multiple complaints received against the Board. "In the light of several complaints received, Lodha Committee will have an emergent meeting on Sunday 28 August in New Delhi," a source close to the panel told PTI on Wednesday.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), in its response in the Supreme Court, has refuted allegations of non-compliance with Justice RM Lodha-led panel's recommendations, saying that "records of 40 mails" exchanged with Justice Lodha will be submitted before the apex court.
BCCI president Anurag Thakur has written a letter to the Supreme Court appointed Justice RM Lodha panel, intimating them that he is ready to meet the members any day after November 9. A reliable BCCI source confirmed the development. "Yes, the president has informed the Panel that he is ready to meet post Wednesday. In his affidavit also, he had already apologised that he could not appear before the committee as the Monsoon session of Parliament was on at that point of time," a BCCI official in know of things told PTI on Sunday.
The Supreme Court is likely to pass direction, on Monday, over Justice Lodha committee plea alleging that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is violating the apex court order and committee directions regarding the BCCI reforms.
Questioning Lodha Committee's fresh clarifications, Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) legal advisor Ushanath Banerjee pleaded for a review saying it made a clear departure from the earlier stand and misconstrued the order.
A chronology of events relating to implementation of the Justice R M Lodha panel recommendations on structural reforms in the BCCI.
The Supreme Court appointed Justice RM Lodha panel, in an e-mail communication to all state association, has strictly instructed them not to "transfer or disturb" the recent funds disbursed as infrastructural subsidy.
The Attorney General of India Mukul Rohatgi, on Friday, asked the Supreme to recall its order on the BCCI in the case regarding the Lodha recommendations to be followed by the Indian cricket board.
Obstinate attitude by BCCI president Anurag Thakur and secretary Ajay Shirke is putting the entire "England series in jeopardy" said a source close to the Supreme Court appointed Justice RM Lodha panel. While BCCI is yet to sign MoU with ECB regarding the clause including the financial aspects related to the series citing non-appointment of auditor, the source made it clear that the England Test series will be in a limbo if Thakur and Shirke don't file their compliance report and appear in person before the panel.
BCCI CEO Rahul Johri will need to get assurances from all the state associations that there will be no disruption in organisation of cricket matches under aegis of the board, the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha Committee said on Wednesday.
The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the hearing regarding the Justice (Retd.) R.M Lodha-led committee's recommendations and the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) constant reluctance to accept all recommendations till December 14.
The Supreme Court has come down heavily on the Board of Control for Cricket in India over not completely complying with the recommendations of the Lodha Panel.
Shaken by Justice RM Lodha committee's recommended reforms of its governance structure, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has decided to call a Special General Meeting (SGM) within the next two weeks to discuss the implications of the report.
The Justice RM Lodha Committee on Monday submitted its report suggesting reforms in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to the Supreme Court. The committee, which was last year appointed by the apex court to make recommendations to the BCCI in order to prevent frauds and conflict of interest in cricket administration, recommended sweeping reforms for the controversy-ridden board.
In the wake of the Supreme Court-appointed Justice RM Lodha committee's landmark verdict on the Indian Premier League spot-fixing case announced on Tuesday, Sundar Raman, the Chief Operating Officer of the IPL, has said that he is awaiting the investigating officer's report on the same.
Under fire due to a stinging status report filed by the Supreme Court-appointed Justice RM Lodha Committee, the Board of Control for Cricket in India is likely to remove senior national selectors Gagan Khoda and Jatin Paranjpe when the members meet for SGM this Friday.
Trying to rebuild its tattered image after a spate of controversies, the BCCI is waiting anxiously for the Justice Lodha Committee's report which is set to recommend a host of reforms for the cricket body on Monday. While the three-member committee comprising Justice (Retd) RM Lodha, Justice (Retd) Ashok Bhan and Justice (Retd)RV Raveendran is set to submit their report to the Supreme Court, the BCCI will be keenly watching the proceedings as to whether the Apex Court makes the recommendations binding or not.
The Supreme Court will today (Friday) pronounce its order on the apex court-appointed Justice R.M. Lodha Committee's plea, seeking to replace the current Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) brass for impeding the panel's work to usher in transparency and accountability in Indian cricket administration. The court decided to pass an order on the implementation of the Lodha Committee recommendations today after the BCCI counsel declined to give an unconditional undertaking by today that it will seek instructions to stop funds to state bodies and abide by the committee's recommendations.
The only major point, where the amicus suggested a change was reverting to the five-man selection panel from the current three-member committee. It also suggested a change in 'Test Players Only' clause to minimum 20 first-class matches.
CoA head Vinod Rai had on September 8 informed that the draft for the new constitution of the BCCI has been made and it will be submitted in the court before September 19.
India's greatest ever Olympian Sushil Kumar strongly feels that panels similar to one headed by Justice RM Lodha to clean up the Board of Control for Cricket in India mess, is required to bring in more accountability and transparency in functioning of National Sports Federations (NSF).
The Board of Control for Cricket in India, on Tuesday, moved the Supreme Court seeking disbursal of funds for conducting Rajkot Test that starts on Wednesday.
BCCI president Anurag Thakur and secretary Ajay Shirke, on Saturday, filed their respective affidavits to the Justice RM Lodha Committee as per the directive of the Supreme Court issued on October 21.
In a complete defiance of the Supremer Court, the Board of Control for Cricket in India, on Saturday, rejected key recommendations of the Lodha Committee, like one-state one-vote, age limit of 70 years and cooling-off period of three years, setting the stage for another round of confrontation with the apex court.
ICA is India's first ever players' association formed as per recommendation of the Supreme Court-appointed Justice RM Lodha panel.
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) not to release funds until the state associations file an affidavit implementing recommendations of Justice (Retd.) RM Lodha-led- panel. Issuing the direction, the apex court said the state associations cannot get any money from the national cricket body till the time they follow the Lodha committee's recommendations.
Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Anurag Thakur and IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla deposed before the Supreme Court appointed Justice (Retd) RM Lodha Commission on the possible reforms that the board is expected to carry out once the second part of report is released.
Chinese mobile company Vivo replaced PepsiCo as the title sponsor of the high-profile Indian Premier League (IPL), a change necessitated by the beverage giant's sudden pullout from a five-year deal that was to end in 2017.
The reputation of the Indian cricket board (BCCI) has been ruined by the freezing of its bank accounts, its president Anurag Thakur said on Tuesday, after a Supreme Court-appointed panel blocked it from making two payments to its state units. The panel asked two banks to halt the disbursements after the board ignored some of the panel recommendations for reforming the world's richest cricket board, which has been criticised for a perceived lack of transparency.
Former Essex player Ian Pont, who is now engaged in coaching Indian bowlers at the Ultimate Pace Foundation in Bengaluru, tells Manu Shankar/Rediff.com you can never ensure that the spot-fixing episode won't resurface. 'All you can do is deal with it correctly when it happens.'
If the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decides to follow the recommendations on reforms suggested by the Justice RM Lodha committee, one could soon find stadiums in Pune, Nagpur, and Rajkot hosting Indian hockey team's 'Test' matches or tennis team's Davis Cup games.
Welcoming the Justice R S Lodha committee verdict on the IPL spot-fixing and betting scandal, BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya said the Board is "committed to honour and respect judicial decisions" but will go through the contents of the panel's report before reacting to it.
"The BCCI might think that they have escaped from implementing the recommendations but they are completely wrong."
Aditya Verma, the main petitioner in Board of Cricket Control India (BCCI) case which paved the way for Justice R.M. Lodha panel's formation, on Sunday dared the Indian cricket board to make the Deloitte report public and accused it of "threatening" the state cricket associations not to implement the reforms recommended by the panel. Speaking to ANI, Verma said that the BCCI would stand exposed if the report is made public. "I dare the BCCI and other state cricket associations that if they have guts then submit the Deloitte report before Justice Lodha by November 8. If they do, everything will become crystal clear. The BCCI has been blackmailing the state cricket associations over the report," Verma said.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Jagmohan Dalmiya, who was admitted to hospital few days back after he complained of chest pain, passed away at a city hospital this evening following a massive cardiac arrest.
India may have to pull out of next year's Champions Trophy in England if the Board of Control for Cricket in India implements Justice RM Lodha Committee recommendations in toto, Board president Anurag Thakur warned on Monday.
The Committee of Administrators is facing practical problems in implementing the Conflict of Interest guidelines on the day-to-day BCCI operations, CoA member Diana Edulji conceded.
Former Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Ajay Shirke could find himself in trouble over reports that he tried to sabotage the forthcoming limited overs series between England India, starting in Pune on Sunday.
A historian, a retired auditor and a financial executive were among four people named by India's highest court on Monday to run the country's cricket board (BCCI).