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It ’ s hilarious to find the way the Lodha Committee and the Board are fighting through “ sources close to ” those leaking statements . And both complain about the language used by the other in their public spats . Threats apart , any flare-up can still cause disruption of England ’ s Test and One-Day series , leading to unimaginable damage to the game itself .
For all queries raised by the Board , the answer from the Lodha Committee is a simple line : The committee cannot give any direction until and unless an undertaking is given that the Board would adopt the reforms in full as recommended by the Lodha panel and validated by the Supreme Court .
The BCCI is a bit embarrassed as it was in no position to sign the Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU ) with the visiting
England team before the series gets underway . The MoU pertains to team ’ s various allowances , including accommodation , travel and security .
The Board secretary has written to the ECB , the English board , of its inability to sign the MoU as it needed clearance from the Lodha Committee . The committee , however , rejected the Board ’ s claim saying that the MoU is a bilateral agreement not within the panel ’ s purview . As for any payments , the Board has to furnish details for clearance .
The two also have differing opinions on the Indian Premier League ( IPL ) television rights . When the Board approached the committee , it shot back to say that “ neither identification nor appointment of vendors or contractors is the task or function of
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