Ramachandra Guha: A throwback to former CoA member's rocky tenure

Ramachandra Guha, who was part of the BCCI’s Committee of Administrators (CoA) between January and July 2017, has declined the remuneration meant for him, which had been approved by the Supreme Court. Indian author Guha and banker Vikram Limaye were part of the committee for a short period of time and have refused to receive their due payments. Guha was supposed to receive Rs. 40 lakhs from BCCI on a pro-rata basis. Earlier, the Supreme Court asked the CoA to demit their office after the newly-elected BCCI officials take charge.

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The CoA came into existence after the spot-fixing scandal which affected Indian cricket in 2016. The Supreme Court had appointed a four-member panel which included Vinod Rai, Ramachandra Guha, Vikram Limaye and Diana Edulji to form the CoA. It was headed by Vinod Rai, an former CAG and former Indian IAS officer. According to a BCCI official, the BCCI received Guha’s email in which he informed that he will not be taking any money from the board for his tenure at the BCCI’s Committee of Administrators.

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A throwback to Ramachandra Guha’s rocky CoA tenure

After just six months in the committee, Guha stepped down from his position of BCCI administrator due to personal reasons. During his tenure at the committee, Guha was reportedly unhappy with the manner in which Anil Kumble's resignation as the then Indian coach was handled. The Indian author had slammed the "superstar culture" within the Indian team after Kumble’s fallout after captain Virat Kohli forced him to step down as national coach.

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Apart from Kumble’s controversy during his tenure, he was also unhappy with the CoA for failing to address the conflict of interest issue. He was highly critical of the committee's functioning. He said that the Committee of Administrators did not put enough efforts to implement the reforms mandated by the Supreme Court.

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