The Supreme Court today came down heavily on the Board of Control for Cricket in India, BCCI, saying the members have created a mutually beneficial society and have done nothing to encourage the game. <br/><br/>Hearing BCCI's affidavit on the implementation of the Lodha Committee's recommendations, the bench headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur slammed the cricket board over allocation of funds to state associations. Noting that funds have been distributed without any rationale, the court observed that 11 of the 29 states have been allocated practically zero funds.<br/><br/>The top court also slammed the BCCI for opposing to implement the recommendations suggested by Justice RM Lodha's panel, saying that they are not trying to change the rules of the game, but only attempting to make it better.<br/><br/>The Lodha committee was set up by the Supreme Court to clean up cricket administration in the country after a corruption scandal hit the Indian Premier League in 2013. It had recommended a one-state-one-vote policy, legalising of betting and age-limit for BCCI office-bearers among others. Supreme Court has now adjourned the case to Friday.
News On AIR | April 5, 2016 8:42 PM
SC slams BCCI for not checking how hefty sums are being spent