BCCI Accepts Lodha Reforms at Special General Meeting

The decision was taken at the Special General Meeting (SGM) held in Mumbai.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday BCCI decided to accept all the recommendations of Lodha Committee approved by the Supreme Court of India (SC) except for five contentious points.

The decision was taken at the Special General Meeting (SGM) held in Mumbai.

At the SGM, the suggestions that are being opposed by the BCCI are one-state-one-vote, the size of the national selection panel, the size of the apex council, age cap and tenure of BCCI officials and distribution of powers and functions of executives.

BCCI CEO Rahul Johri was barred from attending the special general meeting in Delhi despite turning up at the board’s headquarters. The board chose to strictly follow the line as per the court’s order on July 24.

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The clause regarding age and tenure seek to prevent candidate over 70 years of age from holding any post in the BCCI or BCCI affiliated state associations while also imposing a cooling off period of three years between two terms. If the apex court revisits the clauses, it may let former BCCI president N. Srinivasan and secretary Niranjan Shah to attempt a comeback. Both are above 70 years of age and do not qualify to be BCCI office-bearers as per the Lodha Committee recommendations. Also read: Sri Lanka vs India: Asela Gunaratne Ruled Out From Remaining Test Series With Fractured Thumb

The SC earlier this week has given a verdict and asked Srinivasan and Shah to stay away from the SGM or any meeting of BCCI. The recommendation to disqualify government servants and ministers are also being opposed as the BCCI officials feel that Railways cannot have an office bearer who is not a government employee. Also read: BCCI’s Call to Decide on Women’s IPL, Says Mithali Raj

Meanwhile, the BCCI is not satisfied with the size of the council as it has one Vice President and the board feels that it cannot cover the entire length and breadth of the country.

(With inputs from agencies)