“The CoA recognises that the actual income of the BCCI fluctuates on an annual basis depending on the number of home matches Team India (senior men) plays. BCCI stumped againHowever, BCCI office-bearers and members are surprised with the CoA bypassing them yet again while taking a major decision. The choice of players is interesting, if not intriguing, in a category that will fetch a maximum retainer of ₹7 crore. Jasprit Bumrah’s selection in the top brass is slightly baffling, considering he was never considered for the Test squad before the start of the ongoing cycle. Bumrah justified his selection in the Test squad in South Africa recently, but the fact that he wasn’t even on the Test radar for the previous year seems to have been overlooked.

Source: The Hindu March 07, 2018 18:59 UTC