Lodha Committee Hasn’t Given Us Time, Says BCCI Prez Anurag Thakur

More than 85 percent recommendations of the committee have been implemented, said BCCI President Anurag Thakur.

Anurag Thakur congratulated the Indian team on their win. (Photo: PTI)

BCCI President Anurag Thakur said that board members have not been given time in the last two months by the justice Lodha Committee to discuss three or four recommended implementations which the cricket board thinks are impractical.

The matter is subjudice and I have full faith in the Indian judicial system. We have called meetings time and again to implement Justice Lodha committee recommendations. More than 85 percent recommendations have been implemented. The members do not agree to implement three or four recommendations as they are not practical. To convey this, we sought time but the committee is not giving us time for the last two months.

Boasting of the “the best run organisation in the world” - BCCI’s feats, Thakur said:

Before the recommendations, we have brought many reforms in the BCCI, which is the best run organisation in the world today. Our teams have performed well in so many tournaments. We are the number one team in Tests, number two in T20s and number three in ODIs. Look at the performance of our junior team where they have reached the finals of the Asia Cup. Our women’s team have won the Women’s Asia Cup. So where are shortcomings? Pressure is being created unnecessarily on us.

Commenting on the situation at the Rajasthan Cricket Association, Thakur said that the association is suspended due to one individual and its members have to take a call on it.

The BCCI President also congratulated Indian skipper Virat Kohli and his team for their victory over England in the five-Test series.