- Rahul Johri, head of Discovery channel, is appointed by BCCI as its CEO, a post suggested by the Lodha Committee report
- BCCI is a top-heavy body, and there are doubts if powerful honorary officials would give Johri the necessary free hand
- Johri has familial BJP connections, but his appointment is likely an attempt to soften a tough, impending SC order
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Ten years ago, the BCCI, then headed by NCP leader Sharad Pawar, commissioned Tata Consultancy Services to furnish a blueprint for its own structural revamp and paid it around Rs 60 lakh. However, most crucial recommendations made by TCS were ignored. Aspirants appeared for interviews for various posts, but only two were filled: chief administrator officer and manager (game development). A key proposal to appoint a CEO was dumped.
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