As per existing norms, the BCCI releases funds to every state body for hosting international, domestic and IPL matches
The Committee of Administrators (COA), appointed by Supreme Court to run cricket in India, has shifted its focus on successfully holding the upcoming season Indian Premier League starting April 5.
In a meeting held here on Friday, the COA also decided to submit the compliance report regarding state associations during the SC's hearing on March 20. With most of the states refusing to comply with the SC's July 18 orders of implementing Justice Lodha panel recommendations, the COA's focus would be to seek directions from the Apex court in case "there is any attempt to sabotage the conduct of IPL-10".
As per existing norms, the BCCI releases funds to every state body for hosting international, domestic and IPL matches. But with SC orders making it clear to release funds to only those who comply with its orders, the state bodies find themselves in a tricky spot.
Prior to the last IPL season, franchises used to pay host associations Rs 50 lakh. But since last season, the state association started getting Rs 30 lakh from the franchises and the same amount from the BCCI.
"We (COA) took stock of the current situation and also discussed about releasing funds to various state cricket associations to conduct matches of IPL," added the source.
DNA has learnt that it was also decided that Vikram Limaye would be representing Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at the International Cricket Council meeting in April and there will be no change in the stand taken by the Board till now regarding the revenue sharing model.
"ICC's chairman Shashank Manohar's resignation will have no bearing on our stand," a source said after the meeting.
Meanwhile, the COA also decided to submit the compliance report to SC during the March 20 hearing. With no state – mostly headed by former ineligible BCCI top bosses – being ready to comply with Lodha recommendations, it would be an ideal time for COA to push all those factions on the back foot.
One of the primary tasks for the COA is to ensure that state units follow the Memorandum of Associations, which most units are resisting.
Regarding making the Deloitte audit report public, the source said that "there are some confidentiality clauses being signed between states and BCCI, which is preventing COA from making it public".
"The COA had a long discussion regarding the Deloitte report and there was substantial progress in removing obstacles of confidentiality. Actually at a time when Deloitte was given task of auditing state associations, BCCI gave them in writing that there would be no leakage of their audited accounts," said the source.
STATE ASSOCIATIONS IN A SPOT
As per existing norms, the BCCI releases funds to every state body for hosting international, domestic and IPL matches. But with SC orders making it clear to release funds to only those who comply with its orders, the state bodies find themselves in a tricky spot.
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