Supreme Court-appointed BCCI CoA member Vikram Limaye is optimistic about state associations accepting all recommendations by Lodha Panel
BCCI CoA member Vikram Limaye during the late Vijay Manjrekar and Ramakant Desai Twenty20 trophy final at Shivaji Park Gymkhana yesterday. Pic/Datta Kumbhar
Vikram Limaye, who is a part of the Supreme Court-appointed Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) Committee of Administrators (CoA), has said that the 'one-state-one-vote' guideline is a reasonable point to have a discussion with state associations who are not in favour of it coming into play post the Lodha Committee intervention in Indian cricket.
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"Depending on the points they (state associations) raise, we have said that we are willing to have a conversion. We will see what we can do. Points that dilute governance will not be accepted, so that has to be kept in mind. Let's see what they come up with," Limaye told mid-day yesterday on the sidelines of the late Vijay Manjrekar and Ramakant Desai T20 cricket tournament's prize distribution function at Shivaji Park Gymkhana where he was the chief guest.
When asked about BCCI officebearers and state associations not adopting the Justice Lodha Committee reforms, Limaye said he is optimistic of that happening. "I am optimistic. We met with all the state associations recently and they were very positive in their approach in terms of moving forward with reforms.
"If there are one or two points that they believe are important, we have said we are willing to consider and discuss those points rather than state associations independently going to the court and trying to resolve things. If you individually go to court and file 15 cases and raise 18 points then the court will not agree," Limaye said.
Limaye was a national level tennis player in 1980s and played inter-school cricket for Bombay Scottish as an off-spinner under former India captain Ajit Wadekar's guidance. He stressed yesterday that a lot of work remains to be done by the CoA. "I think we have made a lot of progress, but lot remains to be done. However, we are making good progress. We have to support what is good for Indian cricket – that's what we are trying to do."
On the BCCI vs International Cricket Council battle over revenue-sharing, Limaye said: "A middle ground can be found. Nobody wants to have a confrontational approach with BCCI. The Board should also adopt a collaborative approach with all member countries of the ICC.
"If you are part of the international cricketing community you have to develop relationships with all countries; have to build trust with all countries. Unfortunately, there seems to be a trust deficit between BCCI and other member countries, so that has to be bridged. It's not that difficult," he said.Limaye is hopeful that some of the issues between BCCI and ICC will get resolved during the ICC's annual conference in London from June 19 to 23.
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