Diana Edulji : Wasn’t aware about the Champions Trophy being turned into World T20
Diana Edulji, Committee of Administrators member, revealed that the CoA was not made aware of BCCI and ICC’s decision to change the Champions Trophy into a World T20 tournament. Edulji added that people think that the CoA is weak and are therefore taking advantage of their leniency.
Former India women’s team cricketer Diana Edulji was drafted into the Supreme Court appointed Committee of Administrators in order to keep a watch on the activities of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. However, the constant struggle for power between the two bodies has caused some friction in the otherwise smooth functioning of cricket in the country.
Edulji, who is often regarded as India’s finest female cricketer of the lore, was adamant that the BCCI is hiding certain details from the CoA as per the latter's convenience. Edulji also revealed that the CoA weren’t informed about the ICC and BCCI’s decision of the Champions Trophy being turned into a World T20 tournament.
"It is a bit unnecessary. We don’t want to function without them. But their term is over and we had to bring it to the notice of the SC. That created a problem. They go to Afghanistan and make a statement that they can come and play a friendly here. What happens to India A and Board President’s XI? In Bhutan, they’ve made a statement that they can come and train at the NCA. It’s already over-burdened.Â
"We want to be careful with the statements that get made. Going to ICC and talking about Champions Trophy to be turned into a World T20, we are not aware. At least, let us know. We shouldn’t be caught off guard. People will attack us and say because CoA is weak, ICC is taking advantage. That is the reason the friction is happening," Edulji said in an interview with The Indian Express.
Edulji further stressed the importance of complete transparency between the BCCI and the SC-appointed CoA in order for the smooth functioning of Indian cricket in the near future. Edulji also claimed that the CoA were waiting for the Supreme Court to give the go-ahead on certain decisions in order to sort out the issues faster.
"I don’t want to criticize the Supreme Court but that’s where we have got stuck. If we get the green signal from there, then we can move quickly. We want the implementation to happen quickly. What’s happened is that the Supreme Court is very busy with bigger issues.Â
"We gave our first constitution order in October and if that hearing would have taken place, we would have finished by now. The Amicus was told and met him and the constitution was looked at again.
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