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  • SC sacks BCCI chief; question mark on telecast rights, other issues

    SC sacks BCCI chief; question mark on telecast rights, other issues

    NEW DELHI: Cracking the whip on a defiant BCCI, the Indian cricket board, the Supreme Court on Monday removed its president Anurag Thakur and secretary Ajay Shirke, saying they should “forthwith cease and desist from” the board’s work.

    The move puts question marks on several issues related to Indian cricket in particular, including IPL’s 207 version, telecast rights and the investments that companies like Star India and Sony Pictures Network India (SPNI) have made in Indian cricket.

    According to a PTI report, the apex court also decided to initiate contempt proceedings against Thakur by seeking his response as to why he should not be held liable for obstructing the implementation of the court’s directions aimed at reforming BCCI.

    A bench headed by the Chief Justice T S Thakur said that working of BCCI will be looked after by a committee of administrators and requested senior advocate Fali S Nariman and senior advocate Gopal Subramanian, who was assisting in the matter as amicus curaie, to assist the court in nominating persons of impeccable integrity as the members in the committee of administrators.

    While stakeholders are evaluating the effect can have on their investments in Indian cricket, Justice Lodha, who headed the SC-mandated panel suggesting sweeping reforms in BCCI and Indian cricket, termed the apex court’s latest directive as a victory for the sports.

    Keep tuned in for updates on this soap opera.

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  • SC sacks BCCI chief; question mark on telecast rights, other issues

    SC sacks BCCI chief; question mark on telecast rights, other issues

    NEW DELHI: Cracking the whip on a defiant BCCI, the Indian cricket board, the Supreme Court on Monday removed its president Anurag Thakur and secretary Ajay Shirke, saying they should “forthwith cease and desist from” the board’s work.

    The move puts question marks on several issues related to Indian cricket in particular, including IPL’s 207 version, telecast rights and the investments that companies like Star India and Sony Pictures Network India (SPNI) have made in Indian cricket.

    According to a PTI report, the apex court also decided to initiate contempt proceedings against Thakur by seeking his response as to why he should not be held liable for obstructing the implementation of the court’s directions aimed at reforming BCCI.

    A bench headed by the Chief Justice T S Thakur said that working of BCCI will be looked after by a committee of administrators and requested senior advocate Fali S Nariman and senior advocate Gopal Subramanian, who was assisting in the matter as amicus curaie, to assist the court in nominating persons of impeccable integrity as the members in the committee of administrators.

    While stakeholders are evaluating the effect can have on their investments in Indian cricket, Justice Lodha, who headed the SC-mandated panel suggesting sweeping reforms in BCCI and Indian cricket, termed the apex court’s latest directive as a victory for the sports.

    Keep tuned in for updates on this soap opera.

    ALSO READ:

    Sports TV 2016: Digital explosion, player consolidation & confusion

  • TV helped make cricket a religion, says Ganguly

    TV helped make cricket a religion, says Ganguly

    NEW DELHI: Television has played a key role in making cricket popular in the country and the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) has successfully created heroes turning the game into a religion in India today.

    Stating this, the former captain of the Indian cricket team and Cricket Association of Bengal president Sourav Ganguly said other sports need to do the same.

    Addressing a session on ‘Business of Sports’ at the 89th Annual General Meeting of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Ganguly said administrators need to capitalise on the existing pool and should not hesitate to promote talented players. Winning a medal in Olympics was bigger than winning in cricket but still cricket got more mileage because of the sporting heroes and idols that the game managed to create, he said.

    In terms of financial sustainability, cricket is a huge example for other sports. BCCI has its own stadiums in almost every state which no other federation has managed to do, so far. Besides, he pointed out that the reason behind Indian Premier League’s success was the structured functionality of the organisation.

    Indian shooter, world & olympic champion Abhinav Bindra said federations and the government had ample funds but it reached the players just 3–4 months before the Olympics. This was hardly appropriate as the sportspersons had to train for four years to be able to make a mark at the international level. He emphasised the need to focus on the process of preparation and not be bogged down by the outcome.

    Indian athlete & summer paralympics 2016 silver winner Deepa Malik said the perception of the corporate world and the people towards para sports had undergone a sea change after India won the medals in 2016 Paralympics. But, this was just the beginning, she said.

    The actual challenge was in getting the funds at the right time and the quantum of money required was far more than other games for para athletes because of the additional challenges they faced, she said. While CSR funds were welcome, corporates needed to adopt athletes and monitor the performance closely, Malik added.

    Renowned sports journalist Boria Majumdar, who moderated the session, said countries such as Jamaica and Croatia whose sports infrastructure does not match even that of India were producing world-class, medal-winning athletes. Apart from IPL, he said, all the existing leagues like, ISL and badminton in India are struggling to survive financially.

  • TV helped make cricket a religion, says Ganguly

    TV helped make cricket a religion, says Ganguly

    NEW DELHI: Television has played a key role in making cricket popular in the country and the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) has successfully created heroes turning the game into a religion in India today.

    Stating this, the former captain of the Indian cricket team and Cricket Association of Bengal president Sourav Ganguly said other sports need to do the same.

    Addressing a session on ‘Business of Sports’ at the 89th Annual General Meeting of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Ganguly said administrators need to capitalise on the existing pool and should not hesitate to promote talented players. Winning a medal in Olympics was bigger than winning in cricket but still cricket got more mileage because of the sporting heroes and idols that the game managed to create, he said.

    In terms of financial sustainability, cricket is a huge example for other sports. BCCI has its own stadiums in almost every state which no other federation has managed to do, so far. Besides, he pointed out that the reason behind Indian Premier League’s success was the structured functionality of the organisation.

    Indian shooter, world & olympic champion Abhinav Bindra said federations and the government had ample funds but it reached the players just 3–4 months before the Olympics. This was hardly appropriate as the sportspersons had to train for four years to be able to make a mark at the international level. He emphasised the need to focus on the process of preparation and not be bogged down by the outcome.

    Indian athlete & summer paralympics 2016 silver winner Deepa Malik said the perception of the corporate world and the people towards para sports had undergone a sea change after India won the medals in 2016 Paralympics. But, this was just the beginning, she said.

    The actual challenge was in getting the funds at the right time and the quantum of money required was far more than other games for para athletes because of the additional challenges they faced, she said. While CSR funds were welcome, corporates needed to adopt athletes and monitor the performance closely, Malik added.

    Renowned sports journalist Boria Majumdar, who moderated the session, said countries such as Jamaica and Croatia whose sports infrastructure does not match even that of India were producing world-class, medal-winning athletes. Apart from IPL, he said, all the existing leagues like, ISL and badminton in India are struggling to survive financially.

  • Lodha asks BCCI top officials to step down; recommends ex-home secy as head

    Lodha asks BCCI top officials to step down; recommends ex-home secy as head

    MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) top officials have been asked to step down by the Lodha Committee.

    The committee has submitted a report to the Supreme Court and recommended that all office-bearers of the BCCI and state cricket boards who don’t fulfil the necessary conditions laid down by the apex court be disqualified, the Times of India reported.

    The panel, in its report to the SC on 18 November, has recommended GK Pillai, who was the home secretary during the previous UPA regime, to supervise the administration of the BCCI as its CEO.

    The Lodha panel has been at loggerheads with the BCCI management led by BJP MP Anurag Thakur. The latest report makes a mention of “continued non-compliance by the office bearers of the BCCI.”

    Recently, the SC dismissed a review petition validating the reforms suggested by the Lodha Commission. The SC had asked the BCCI to implement the reforms. Lodha Committee had sought sweeping changes in the way the board was running cricket at the central as well as state levels.

    The country’s top court had given BCCI between four and six months to implement the recommendations and appointed former chief justice RM Lodha to oversee the transition.

  • Lodha asks BCCI top officials to step down; recommends ex-home secy as head

    Lodha asks BCCI top officials to step down; recommends ex-home secy as head

    MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) top officials have been asked to step down by the Lodha Committee.

    The committee has submitted a report to the Supreme Court and recommended that all office-bearers of the BCCI and state cricket boards who don’t fulfil the necessary conditions laid down by the apex court be disqualified, the Times of India reported.

    The panel, in its report to the SC on 18 November, has recommended GK Pillai, who was the home secretary during the previous UPA regime, to supervise the administration of the BCCI as its CEO.

    The Lodha panel has been at loggerheads with the BCCI management led by BJP MP Anurag Thakur. The latest report makes a mention of “continued non-compliance by the office bearers of the BCCI.”

    Recently, the SC dismissed a review petition validating the reforms suggested by the Lodha Commission. The SC had asked the BCCI to implement the reforms. Lodha Committee had sought sweeping changes in the way the board was running cricket at the central as well as state levels.

    The country’s top court had given BCCI between four and six months to implement the recommendations and appointed former chief justice RM Lodha to oversee the transition.

  • IPL ex-chief Lalit Modi to be extradited from UK

    IPL ex-chief Lalit Modi to be extradited from UK

    MUMBAI: A special court in Mumbai yesterday allowed the Indian law-enforcement authorities to extradite from the United Kindom Lalit Modi, the creator of highly-successful Indian IPL franchise which was recently in news for potentially fetching BCCI Rs 4500 crore in telecast rights.

    The PMLA court permitted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to send a Letter of Request (LR) to government in the UK for execution of a non-bailable warrant against the former IPL commissioner, and his transfer to India for facing probe in a money-laundering case.

    The ED is investigating a case against Modi in connection with a 2008 deal between World Sports Group (WSG) and Multi Screen Media (MSM) for IPL television rights to the tune of Rs 425 crore. The BCCI had registered a case in Chennai in this connection, followed by a case by the ED under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). The directorate is probing Modi for misappropriation of funds from IPL during his tenure.

    The agency had on 8 November sought necessary steps to be taken by the competent authorities in the UK for locating him. The Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court permitted the prayer. “The LR order will now be sent to the External Affairs Ministry, which will forward it to the competent authority in England for further action,” said special ED counsel Hiten Venegoankar.

    So far, three LRs had been issued against Modi by the same court to authorities in Mauritius, Singapore, and the UAE. The court had, on August 6 last year, issued an NBW (non-bailable arrest warrant) against the high-profile former IPL boss who was believed to be in the UK.

  • IPL ex-chief Lalit Modi to be extradited from UK

    IPL ex-chief Lalit Modi to be extradited from UK

    MUMBAI: A special court in Mumbai yesterday allowed the Indian law-enforcement authorities to extradite from the United Kindom Lalit Modi, the creator of highly-successful Indian IPL franchise which was recently in news for potentially fetching BCCI Rs 4500 crore in telecast rights.

    The PMLA court permitted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to send a Letter of Request (LR) to government in the UK for execution of a non-bailable warrant against the former IPL commissioner, and his transfer to India for facing probe in a money-laundering case.

    The ED is investigating a case against Modi in connection with a 2008 deal between World Sports Group (WSG) and Multi Screen Media (MSM) for IPL television rights to the tune of Rs 425 crore. The BCCI had registered a case in Chennai in this connection, followed by a case by the ED under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). The directorate is probing Modi for misappropriation of funds from IPL during his tenure.

    The agency had on 8 November sought necessary steps to be taken by the competent authorities in the UK for locating him. The Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court permitted the prayer. “The LR order will now be sent to the External Affairs Ministry, which will forward it to the competent authority in England for further action,” said special ED counsel Hiten Venegoankar.

    So far, three LRs had been issued against Modi by the same court to authorities in Mauritius, Singapore, and the UAE. The court had, on August 6 last year, issued an NBW (non-bailable arrest warrant) against the high-profile former IPL boss who was believed to be in the UK.

  • SC asks BCCI to incur England series expenses; report to Lodha

    SC asks BCCI to incur England series expenses; report to Lodha

    MUMBAI: The Supreme Court today directed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to incur the expenses for all the matches to be played in the India-England series till 3 December. The apex court allowed the BCCI to utilize a sum of Rs 58.66 lakh for the first test. 

    Also ordering the BCCI to bear the entire expense for the maiden Rajkot match on October 9, a Bench led by Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur said the payments should be made directly to the parties BCCI has contracted with for the series. 

    The Hindu reported that the Bench made it clear that BCCI should not pay member-associations where the series is going to be held, including the Rajkot/Saurashtra association, all whom have not complied with the court’s October 21 order.

    Expenses incurred by the BCCI would be handed over to the Lodha panel which will audit it. The Committee has been permitted to appoint an auditor immediately. 

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  • SC asks BCCI to incur England series expenses; report to Lodha

    SC asks BCCI to incur England series expenses; report to Lodha

    MUMBAI: The Supreme Court today directed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to incur the expenses for all the matches to be played in the India-England series till 3 December. The apex court allowed the BCCI to utilize a sum of Rs 58.66 lakh for the first test. 

    Also ordering the BCCI to bear the entire expense for the maiden Rajkot match on October 9, a Bench led by Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur said the payments should be made directly to the parties BCCI has contracted with for the series. 

    The Hindu reported that the Bench made it clear that BCCI should not pay member-associations where the series is going to be held, including the Rajkot/Saurashtra association, all whom have not complied with the court’s October 21 order.

    Expenses incurred by the BCCI would be handed over to the Lodha panel which will audit it. The Committee has been permitted to appoint an auditor immediately. 

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    Funds-starved BCCI may move SC citing England series urgency