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BCCI has begun implementing Lodha reforms – Shirke
- Updated: August 9, 2016
On a day when the Lodha Committee handed over to the BCCI its first set of timelines for the implementation of its reforms, the Indian board has said it began the process of implementing them immediately after the Supreme Court issued its order on the matter on July 18. This is a markedly conciliatory position from the BCCI – it is the first time it has admitted to beginning the process of implementing the recommendations – which had till now adopted a combative stance for the most part.
The BCCI has till September 30 to, among other things, amend its rules and regulations, as per the Lodha directive issued today. The first phase of reform, comprising recommendations on 11 topics with sub-divisions, is to be completed by October 15. In all, the court had given the BCCI a maximum of six months to implement all the recommendations, from the date of issue of the order.
Despite the process being set in motion, BCCI secretary Ajay Shirke, who had met with the Lodha Committee today to discuss the deadlines, indicated that the board’s reservations over the verdict remained; he said it would continue to pursue its legal challenge of the verdict.
“Whatever BCCI is doing… the implementation process is going on; there is unanimous agreement on both sides that till – or if – …
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