Out with the old and in with the new

With the BCCI suffering a prolonged state of disarray over allegations of corruption that has already forced three of its senior members to quit, P Sainath, rural affairs editor of The Hindu, is not certain all will be rosy even if its president N Srinivasan resigns.

Scrap the BCCI and start afresh. Have a public audit of this body's activities over the past decade. The BCCI is characterised by its contempt for the public interest. By the impunity it could act with, confident of its power, corporate, political and media. Start over. Build and launch a body that is transparent and accountable. A body that runs the Indian team must be accountable to the public and the country in whose name it acts.