BCCI's Working Committee could make way for Apex Council

The Supreme Court has said that based on the Lodha committee recommendations, the all-powerful Working Committee of the BCCI will now have to make way for a smaller, more powerful Apex Council. In the next six months, Justice Lodha and his panel with work with the BCCI to set up this council that will define the administrative framework of the BCCI and also its committees.

The Council shall comprise of 9 'Councillors' of whom 5 shall be the elected office bearers as per Rule 6 and the remaining 4 shall be as follows: One to be elected by the BCCI full members from among their representatives; Two to be nominated by the Players' Association from among themselves (one male and one female); and one to be nominated by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) from among their serving senior functionaries, co-terminus with the nominee's tenure. The nine 'Councillors' shall meet at least once every three months and shall be primarily responsible for the governance of the affairs of the Board.

An individual who does not happen to be a citizen of India, is declared insolvent or of unsound mind, a minister or a bureaucrat, holding office in any sports association other than cricket, and an office bearer of the cricket board for a cumulative period of nine years will be considered disqualified.