Drawing continuous flak from the Supreme Court for not implementing the Lodha Committee recommendations, BCCI President Anurag Thakur, on Monday, said the state units are currently confused about some of the suggestions and need more clarity before complying.
The Supreme Court therefore reserved its order on directions to be passed to BCCI for implementation of Lodha panel's recommendations.
The BCCI has held on to its stand about "practical difficulties in implementing some of the recommendations" which include 'One State One Vote', 'Age Cap of 70 years', 'Three years Cooling off Period', 'One Person One Post'.
According to sources in the state associations, the units want to bide time as BCCI anxiously awaits the revised Sports Bill which could put a spanner on far-reaching recommendations of the Supreme Court appointed panel.
The BCCI is likely to ask for atleast three months time as it is impossible to expect that the Sports Bill could be tabled in the Winter Session of Parliament.
At best, one can expect that the Sports Bill will be placed before the House only during the Budget Session next year. If the recommendations are accepted in their current form, a lot of officials will have to make their way out from the most glamorous sports body in the country. For BCCI, it's now a battle of attrition as they have to show "enough stamina" to stretch this off the field battle to a conclusion of their liking.
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