CoA asks Kohli-Shastri to decide on WAGs travel on tour, leaves Lodha and BCCI stunned
Hindustan TimesThe bizarre move by the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators asking the India captain and coach to decide on travel schedule of the WAGs has not just taken the Board of Control for Cricket in India officials by surprise, but also former Chief Justice R.M. This handout photo taken and released by Tennis Australia shows Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma Lodha said that now that Ethics Officer D.K. Asked if the formation of the CoA actually helped, as even the BCCI office bearers seem to be surprised by some of the changes suggested by the committee, Lodha said: “It is a matter of interpretation and competence.” A senior BCCI official said that the move to allow the captain and coach to decide on the travel duration and plan of the WAGs was a clear case of conflict of interest. “Many decisions taken by them are in complete violation of not just the new BCCI constitution, but also in violation of the Lodha Committee report. Echoing the sentiments, another official said: “Some of the recent decisions of the CoA clearly shows that they feel they are above the apex court because certain decisions they have taken can only be taken by the honourable court.” It will be interesting to see how Ethics Officer Jain interprets this whole decision because a member of the CoA itself has made it clear that the resolution taken in the meeting wasn’t a unanimous one.