Senior lawyer Kapil Sibal, appearing for the BCCI, asked for time till October 17 to talk to state associations and ruled out any immediate promise. “Even I am the captain of the Supreme Court cricket team,” he said. Suggested guidelines governing state associations – one state, one membership and funding – have been particularly controversial. The top court expressed displeasure at this, asking the BCCI to stop funding state bodies until they followed Lodha panel guidelines. Stop giving them money or ask for a refund,” Thakur told BCCI.

Source: Hindustan Times October 06, 2016 10:07 UTC