'BCCI was laughed at by the ICC three years ago'

Inderjit Singh Bindra, the ICC’s principal advisor and former chief of the BCCI, writes of how the Indian board has evolved from its pre-2005 phase, when it was governed by an “antiquated constitution penned by cronies from princely states to please their masters”, to the powerful body that it has become today. Read his article in the Hindustan Times.

At that point, three years ago, we were horrified to learn that the BCCI was an object of ridicule at the ICC. The then ICC chief embarrassed us by saying the Board needed total restructuring and professionalism. He pointed out how unresponsive the Board was to communications from the ICC despite the CEO's public admonitions. Though we defended the Board and its officials, we knew change was needed. I'm glad that's happened.