The Supreme Court yesterday may have diluted its earlier judgments [July 18, 2016 and August 9, 2018] by restricting the disqualification rule only to office-bearers of state cricket associations. Yesterday's hearing has naturally provided much-needed cheer among the state units, who are set to hold their elections by September 28.

Yesterday's judgment on disqualification read: "We direct that disqualification shall be confined only to those who had held the post of "Office Bearers" of the Cricket Associations. This order shall apply to all the States Cricket Association (s)."