Cricket, India’s most popular sport has been recently involved in serious investigations which have uncovered disreputable practices by the organisation’s chiefs and leaders. The Indian Supreme Court reacted appointing the Lodha Committee to impose sanctions and review the state of the sport in the country.
In this first installment of a two part article, Amrut Joshi discusses the events that led to the incorporation of the Lodha Committee, the task it was assigned and the reasons why the recommendations issued by this Committee may prove invaluable to the reform of Indian cricket.