BCCI turned into private business for selection of players? Report exposes these two state associations
A report has claimed that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has turned into the private business for the selection of the players besides exposing the two state cricket associations of Kerala and Saurashtra.
A shocking report has raised questions on multiple cricket boards of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). For the last few months, there have been some unbalanced movements in the state cricket associations, including the Kerala Cricket Association (KSA) and the Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA).
Deadlines for the security, catering, and branding tenders have been kept shifting as the criteria are tweaked to block the smaller vendors. Some tenders even skip the e-portals entirely, which are killing transparency. All of these have been done without any specific reason behind them. All of these steps have questioned the situation of the BCCI and the questions that it must have been trying to find profit from a few particular tenders.
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Over few tendors, the selection is so stiff that only a handful of service providers can only be able to do this. For this, the new tenders don’t get the chance. Apart from these, both states have opposition-backed governments, and the pattern isn’t random. The same hands that control the power also run their cricketing bodies and have turned the sport into a private business.
BCCI’s Kerala and Saurashtra cricket associations exposed for selection of players and tender process
The requirement for the manual submission also limits its participation, as it never provides alerts or easy access. Even though it’s not definitive proof of wrongdoing, the great transparency and accountability are essential for these public-interest organizations. Monitoring by the media, auditors, and civil society can ensure competitive, high-value tenders.
These shortcomings, or should it be said negligence, are being seen in the Jharkhand Cricket Association and the Kerala Cricket Association. It’s the state of the BCCI, apart from the high-profile cricket that the fans enjoy.
India has recently been playing cricket around the world. Their men’s side is participating in the three-match ODI series against Australia down under, while on the other hand, their women’s ODI side is playing the Women’s World Cup 2025 in India and Sri Lanka. Both sides lost their previous clashes against Australia and England, respectively, and are under pressure to turn the tables.
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