With BCCI rudderless, business of cricket comes to a halt

The recent SC order has crippled day-to-day administration and delayed advertising and sponsorships

The recent verdict of the Supreme Court dismissing top officials of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in keeping with Lodha Committee recommendations will delay the awarding of several contracts. Industry experts estimate cricket advertising, sponsorship and broadcast revenue to total to Rs 10,000 crore. This comes as the apex body remains rudderless in the absence of administrators to run the show.

While the selection of the Indian side that will play England in three one-day and Twenty20 matches from January 15 have been put in place, there is no roadmap yet, say highly placed sources, with