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| What do the IPL suspensions mean for cricket? | What do the IPL suspensions mean for cricket? |
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| A panel appointed by India's Supreme Court has suspended two top Indian Premier League teams for two years over a corruption scandal. Sports journalist Suresh Menon explains what the ban on Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals means for the league and Indian cricket. | |
| Tuesday's landmark ruling to ban two top teams is, in many ways, a severe indictment of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which runs the IPL - the world's richest cricket league. | |
| Two team officials - Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of former Indian cricket board chief N Srinivasan, and co-owner of the Royals Raj Kundra, who were found guilty of charges of betting and passing on information to illegal bookmakers - have also been banned from all cricket-related activities for life. | Two team officials - Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of former Indian cricket board chief N Srinivasan, and co-owner of the Royals Raj Kundra, who were found guilty of charges of betting and passing on information to illegal bookmakers - have also been banned from all cricket-related activities for life. |
| Mr Srinivasan, who has been banned from holding any post in India's cricket board, where he served as president for three years from 2011, has a stake in Chennai Super Kings, who are captained by India skipper MS Dhoni. | |
| However, he continues to be chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), making him the most powerful cricket administrator in the world. | |
| This, many believe, says as much about the state of world cricket as its administration. | This, many believe, says as much about the state of world cricket as its administration. |
| That the rot in the eight-team IPL, which is run by the BCCI, ran deep has been known for long. | |
| Conflict of interest was rife. Due diligence was ignored in the matter of awarding TV contracts, auctions and team responsibilities. Rules were made in a hurry. The BCCI ignored the corruption in the league, leaving it to the Supreme Court. | Conflict of interest was rife. Due diligence was ignored in the matter of awarding TV contracts, auctions and team responsibilities. Rules were made in a hurry. The BCCI ignored the corruption in the league, leaving it to the Supreme Court. |
| Tuesday's ruling has left the BCCI with some room to manoeuvre. | Tuesday's ruling has left the BCCI with some room to manoeuvre. |
| The board can decide to find replacements to fill the two empty places or change the ownership of the suspended teams so that they can participate under different names and owners. | The board can decide to find replacements to fill the two empty places or change the ownership of the suspended teams so that they can participate under different names and owners. |
| But something even more significant could be in the offing: the court-appointed panel is also looking into the workings of the BCCI and restructuring it. | But something even more significant could be in the offing: the court-appointed panel is also looking into the workings of the BCCI and restructuring it. |
| If that happens, the board which runs India's most popular game will be finally accountable and transparent. | If that happens, the board which runs India's most popular game will be finally accountable and transparent. |
| Until then, Tuesday's ruling will remain a welcome - but incomplete - effort to clean up the game. | Until then, Tuesday's ruling will remain a welcome - but incomplete - effort to clean up the game. |
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