Lodha Panel

BCCI has allegedly not followed the Justice Lodha led panel’s recommendations into cleaning the sport in the country and bringing the game into repute following matchfixing and corruption scandals in the past. The latest salvo sees Lodha panel submit their report to the Supreme Court.

Many of the BCCI post holders have questioned the viability of implementing all the recommendations with one state, one vote as one of the biggest points of debate..
Top 10 recommendations by the Lodha committee.

former IPL COO Sundar Raman

2 Lodha panel wants BCCI to come under RTI Act

3 Lodha panel recommends legalisation of betting. The panel recommends players and BCCI officials should disclose their assets to the board in a measure to ensure they do not bet.

4 Lodha panel proposes one state, one vote. Also no proxy voting of individuals
The most contentious point in the recommendations asks BCCI to implement one vote for each state.

5 No BCCI office-bearer can have more than two consecutive terms
The Lodha panel recommends a maximum of three terms for office bearers with no more than two consecutive terms. It further says there should be a cooling period after each term.

6 No BCCI office-bearer can be Minister or government servant, recommends Lodha panel

for more than 2 years

8 Lodha panel recommends a steering committee headed by former Home Secy G K Pillai with Mohinder Amarnath, Diana Eduljee and Anil Kumble

9 Panel recommends separate governing bodies for the IPL and BCCI

10. Lodha Committee recommends relegation of Railways, Services and Universities as Associate members. They also lose voting rights