Lodha & BCCI stunned as CoA asks Kohli-Shastri to decide on WAGs travel

The bizarre move by the Supreme Courtappointed Committee of Administrators CoA asking the India captain and coach to decide on the travel schedule of the WAGs has not just taken the Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI officials by surprise but also former Chief Justice RM Lodha Lodha panels set of proposals was the yardstick for the formation of the new BCCI constitution but the former CJI is surprised at how things have panned out in the last two yearsSpeaking to IANS Lodha said that now that Ethics Officer DK Jain is there he should take a stand and stop any move that is against the newly registered constitution as per the proposals of the Lodha panelWhat can I say The Ethics Officer is there now to decide What do I say Everyone is interpreting it the Lodha panels proposals in their own way Our recommendations are in place and based on that I was told the constitution was framed As and when the issue arises the Ethics Officer should take a call he saidLodha is clearly disappointed at how the CoA has failed to follow the brief and implement the new constitution and goes on to add that there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnelAbsolutely nothing has happened in two years We wanted to see the report being implemented as approved by the Supreme Court but more than two years have passed and we dont see any light at the end of the tunnel he pointedAsked if the formation of the CoA actually helped as even the BCCI officebearers seem to be surprised by some of the changes suggested by the committee Lodha said It is a matter of interpretation and competenceSpeaking to IANS a senior BCCI official said that the move to allow the captain Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri at present to decide on the travel duration and plan of the WAGs was a clear case of conflict of interestThe essence of conflict of interest is that when you are making a decision of which you are yourself a beneficiary that is conflict I think the CoA is like an unfettered entity that has moved away from any limitations it may have originally perceived on account of the Supreme Court order on the Lodha Committee reportMany decisions taken by them are in complete violation of not just the new BCCI constitution but also in violation of the Lodha Committee report The Lodha Committee reports foundation lay on tackling conflict of interest issues And the CoA in their task of the administration seems to have come up with the same issues of conflict of interest and it seems they wish to do away with the whole conceptTwo standout incidents in this regard would be the decision to approach the Supreme Court with regards to amendment or relaxation of conflict of interest rules with regard to players The BCCI has been crying itself hoarse about those rules But at that point in time the CoA branded the BCCI officials as obstructionists And now when the ground reality has hit them and they are being criticized they wish to go to the courtThe second incident displays the CoAs desire to be seen as proximate to the players and that is evident in their faulty decision to leave this WAGs issue for the captain and coach This again opens a Pandoras Box They have left the decision which may impact the performance of the team to the very people who are beneficiaries of it Has this been done keeping in mind the busy schedule of some of the wives he inquiredEchoing 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 honorable courtIt 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 wasnt a unanimous oneCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates