India's current head coach Rahul Dravid is not actively a part of any Indian Premier League (IPL) team but he is not totally out of the league's purview. According to the minutes of the last Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Kolkata, being circulated among the state units recently and accessed by Cricbuzz, Dravid was drafted into the league's Code of Behaviour Committee and Technical teams.
The former India captain was made part of two of the three committees of the league by the BCCI ahead of the 2022 season.
"Three IPL Committees were formed - (1) Code of Behaviour Committee comprising Mr Brijesh Patel, Mr Arun Dhumal and Mr Rahul Dravid. This committee will act as a disciplinary commission for the code of conduct of players, team officials and match officials;
"(2) Technical Team comprising Mr Brijesh Patel, Mr Jay Shah and Mr Rahul Dravid. This committee will oversee the implementation of the rules and regulations of the tournament and authorise player replacements in case of injuries or COVID-19.
"(3) Suspect Bowling Action Committee comprising of Mr Javagal Srinath, Mr Hariharan and Mr Arun Dhumal. This committee will review and assess the legitimacy of players' bowling action in case any player is reported for illegal bowling action which contradicts the laws of cricket," read a part of the 14-page minutes.
BCCI funds blocked
In addition to this, the minutes also state that over Rs. 9000 crores of BCCI funds are currently blocked in litigation. "More than INR 9,000 crores of the funds of the BCCI and the state cricket associations are tied down in non-productive and unwarranted litigation which can be better used to promote the game with more incentives and better facilities."
BCCI ends Manjrekar exile
Sanjay Manjrekar, who was not officially on the BCCI panel of commentators after alleged differences with a senior board official and for a long time was not seen on Star Sports, BCCI's official broadcaster is now set to be reinstated. Having not been a commentator since 2020, when the Proteas had come to India for a three-match ODI series which had to be cancelled due to Covid-19, he will commentate during the forthcoming ODI series against South Africa.
