What after the 'innocent megalomaniac'?
Ashok Malik, in the Deccan Chronicle, says that the end of the Srinivasan era offers a chance to chart a new course and professionalise the BCCI
ESPNcricinfo staff
25-Jan-2015
With its opacity and absence of corporate governance, the BCCI invited judicial review upon itself. N Srinivasan's conflict of interest had become too glaring, writes Ashok Malik in the Deccan Chronicle. He says that the end of the Srinivasan era offers a chance to chart a new course and professionalise the board.
In the end, a president will be found. What after that? Is it not time for a professional CEO at the BCCI or at least the IPL. The IPL needs to be spun off, with the BCCI as a sort of holding company. It needs a CEO who reports to BCCI officials but has autonomy of action, signs guarantees against conflict of interest and insider trading, is free to negotiate contracts with sponsors and vendors, must be accountable to pre-decided key performance indicators, and should have his or her annual bonuses determined by revenues and profits earned. In the future the IPL could even be listed on the stock market.