BCCI’s ICC nominee to be named as CoA seeks to play hard cop to defiant states

In Sunday’s SGM, the members of the CoA are going to take a decision on the BCCI nominee at the ICC meeting to be held later this month

In their task to implement the Supreme Court order of restructuring the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as per the Lodha Panel recommendations, the Committee of Administrators’ (COA) main weapon is freezing the finances.

The Committee of Administrators (CoA) had earlier said that it would seek the Supreme Court’s directive on deciding BCCI’s ICC nominee. (PTI)

The game plan is simple: play the hard cop to those who are resisting the reforms and stop their grants. Reward those who accept the SC order.

In their latest status report to the Supreme Court which has been uploaded on the BCCI website, the CoA has asked the Apex Court for clarity on whether to continue with the earlier Court order of stopping financial grants to the defiant state associations.

On Friday, the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) became the first state unit of BCCI to receive annual financial grant (around Rs 20 crores) after having adopted the new constitution as per Lodha Committee recommendations. Vidarbha has formally adopted the Memorandum of Regulations as per new constitution with all Lodha Committee recommendations being adhered to.