Until the intervention of the Supreme Court, the BCCI was a law unto itself and a private body that remained unaccountable to any regulatory body (“ > BCCI monopoly and judicial review ,” Jan.27). It was also beyond the purview of the RTI Act, which enabled its functionaries to do as they pleased with cricket administration in the hands of well-heeled industrialists and politicians. It was no doubt a cosy club. It is this freedom that was tarnishing of the game of cricket. The cash cow has now turned out to be a can of worms with the owners of franchises accused of being involved in illegal betting and fixing. The BCCI needs urgent cleansing.
C.V. Aravind,
Bengaluru
