As Supreme Court ask Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to implement the major reforms recommended by Lodha Committee, Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) Vice-President Dilip Vengsarkar opined that the recommendations must be reviewed in order to let Indian cricket survive. Vengsarkar, who has served MCA for nine years now post his retirement, will have to step down from his post as the newly implemented rule does not allow any official more than nine years and before doing so, Vengsarkar has pointed out many faults in the new rules asking for a review of the same. READ:MCA approves Supreme Court verdict on sweeping reforms in BCCI
Talking to Times of India, Vengsarkar said, “After studying the order, I feel that there are some points which need to be reviewed for the survival of Indian cricket because if they’re implemented in toto, it’ll be harmful for it. If you apply the reforms retrospectively , almost 99% of the administrators in India won’t be eligible to continue in the office, and they’d have to be replaced. So, there won’t be any continuity , which is a grave issue.
“The elections of the BCCI’s Apex Council (which will replace the Working committee now) will be held every three years, which means one state (for eg either Maharashtra, Mumbai or Vidarbha) may end up voting again and again on behalf of Maharashtra, since the right to vote will be rotated on an yearly basis.”
“I fail to comprehend, and beyond my imagination, that how can Mumbai be reduced to an associate member of the Board, while states like Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir and Mizoram enjoy full membership. No other state association in the world has a richer history than the MCA. Mumbai has produced around 72 India cricketers, and clinched the Ranji Trophy 41 times,” he added.
“Who’ll be interested in coming back after three years? It’s an honorary job, in which one spends time and money . There’ll be no continuity , which means if you make a decision at the end of your tenure, you won’t be around to ensure its implementation. If you find officials capable of working in this system, please go ahead and appoint them. The ICC has made it clear that there shouldn’t be any government official in the BCCI,” he said about the ‘cooling-off period’ in between the three three-year terms that a BCCI official can serve.
he “The elections of the BCCI’s Apex Council (which will replace the Working committee now) will be held every three years, which means one state (for eg either Maharashtra, Mumbai or Vidarbha) may end up voting again and again on behalf of Maharashtra, since the right to vote will be rotated on an yearly basis.”
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