BCCI's internals must be reworked

A.G. Narooni argues in The Hindu that what has occurred over the last few weeks, in relation to the IPL spot-fixing scandal and its aftermath, has been deplorable, and that the BCCI is "plainly a diseased system which stinks to high heaven." Narooni states a number of examples of conflicts of interest in the past, and how the board, which "wields monopoly control while enjoying state recognition," needs to exercise better judgment on behalf of the public it constitutionally serves.

One wishes there was more cricket in India's politics and no politics in India's cricket. But the reality of an insufferably scandalous state in both spheres stares us in the face. The charade in Chennai on June 2 aroused wide public revulsion because of the events in the preceding fortnight, especially against the background of the sordid power struggles by politicians in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Rules on conflict of interests were violated. Charges of corruption involving crores of rupees were not investigated thoroughly enough. One hopes that revulsion at the BCCI's working prompts an effective cure for what is plainly a diseased system which stinks to high heaven.