The Supreme Court on Thursday admitted the petition of the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) seeking to be impleaded in the ongoing hearing relating to implementation of the recommendations of the Justice RM lodha Committee, which has suggested massive restructuring of the country’s apex cricket body, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
On February 4, the apex court had asked the BCCI to accept in “toto” the recommendation of the lodha Committee on its structural reforms.
The Supreme Court-appointed lodha Committee made a host of far-reaching recommendations for improvement of the cricket administration in the country, including limiting the term for the BCCI office-bearers with a cooling off period and separate governing bodies for the BCCI and the Indian Premier league (IPl).
It also recommended bringing the BCCI under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, legalisation of betting, uniformity in the structure of the State associations and a one-State-one-member (vote) pattern for the BCCI governing body.