IPL Governing Council to meet on July 19

Updated - November 17, 2021 02:12 am IST - Mumbai

The IPL Governing Council will meet at the Cricket Centre in Mumbai on July 19 to consider the Justice Lodha Committee report.

The committee has suspended the two franchise-owned IPL teams, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, for a period of two years for violating the Operational Rules of the Twenty20 tournament. The committee has also imposed a life ban on CSK's Gurunath Meiyappan and Rajasthan Royals' Raj Kundra from all cricket activities for indulging in betting during IPL 2013.

The three member committee comprising Justice R.M.Lodha, Justice Ashok Bhan and Justice R.V.Raveendran, in their report, mentioned: "Once, it is accepted that cricket is bigger than individuals or body of individuals than financial loss that may be caused to few players or franchisees may not be of significant consideration while taking disciplinary action or for imposition of punishment for wrongdoing.

"BCCI, which is managing the game of cricket in the country, has to give an important place to the disciplinary role (this role is being discharged by this Committee in the present matter as mandated by the Hon'ble Supreme Court) so that purity of game remains a central element. We feel that our decision must reflect a kind of institutionally firm view for upholding the paramountcy of the game."

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