Sir — This refers to the editorial, “Sense, not confrontation” (September 30). The apex court, in its judgement, agreed with the lodha panel’s observations on the undesirability of having Ministers and MPs at the helm of the BCCI and its constituent associations.
The court rejected the BCCI’s contention that the influence wielded by these officials helped ease the task of cricket administration. Instead, it observed that the job of the cricket administration required full-time work which would clash with the onerous duties of public servants.
Obviously, the BCCI office-bearers appear to be counting on their political clout to evade the lodha panel’s mediated reforms. The BCCI top brass, which is fast running out of options, must offer a credible reason on why the present system is better than the one recommended by the lodha panel.