These are testing times for the Board of Control for Cricket in India. It is difficult to say what will happen over the next couple of weeks (or days for that matter) and what stand will the Supreme Court will take over the cricket board's defiance of the Lodha Committee recommendations.

Whatever the fate of the BCCI, hopefully, the cricket will continue, despite all the threats and uncertainties. Under the shadow of BCCI's fight with the Lodha Committee and a spate of international cricket over the next few months, the 83rd edition of the Ranji Trophy gets underway today.