BCCI calls for working committee meeting on August 2

Anurag Thakur is set to discuss the implementation recommendations with the Lodha panel © Cricaction

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has called for an emergency meeting of its working committee on August 2 in Mumbai, ahead of their Annual General Meeting in Delhi on August 5, in order to discuss the Supreme Court's order on implementing the Lodha panel's recommendations and India's proposed Twenty20 International series against West Indies in USA next. The court last week called for major changes in the structure and administration of the board and its affiliated state associations. BCCI was also given a six month deadline to implement the changes. The major issues surrounding the implementations are expected to be discussed during the SGM so that the concerns can be conveyed to the committee by the president and secretary.

A two-member bench of India's apex court, in its landmark July 18 verdict, ratified major changes in the structure and administration of BCCI and its affiliated state associations. The board was also given a six-month deadline to implement the changes. The major issues surrounding the implementations are expected to be discussed during the SGM so that the concerns can be conveyed to the committee by the president and secretary, who will then appear before the Lodha panel on August 9 to discuss the next steps of the implementation recommendation.

"A working committee meeting has been convened in Mumbai on August 2 to discuss the Supreme Court verdict on Justice Lodha Committee's reforms in the board," BCCI sources told PTI on Saturday (July 30). "It will also discuss the two-match T20 series between India and West Indies proposed to be held in Florida, USA after the conclusion of the current tour of West Indies by the Indian team."

The incumbent top brass of the board will also use the working committee meeting to discuss the feasibility of the proposed three-match Twenty20 International series against West Indies in Florida after the culmination of the Test series. BCCI is understood to be looking to finalise the final logistical details of the tour before giving their confirmation to the West Indies Cricket Board officials.