IPL: Sourav Ganguly to study Justice Lodha committee’s verdict with three others

Former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly would be studying Justice RM Lodha committee’s IPL order as he was named in the BCCI's four-member working group formed to study the recommendations.

Former Chief Justice of India RM Lodha-led committee suspended Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings for two years and banned Gurunath Meiyappan and Raj Kundra for life from cricket-related activities.

On Monday, Ganguly was named one of the four members of the committee, which will be chaired by IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla and have BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur and Treasurer Aniruddh Chaudhary as the other members. BCCI's legal adviser U N Banerjee will assist the panel.

"The committee will have six weeks' time to study the Lodha committee report and will give its recommendations after talking to all the stakeholders. The committee will also consult the legal experts before coming up with recommendations since we do not want any legal complications later on," Shukla told PTI.

Ganguly is also a member of the IPL Governing Council.

Meanwhile, the panel’s job is only to find the way forward so that preparations for IPL 9 can begin.

"We still have some time for IPL 9, so we should not take any hasty decision. We will follow the procedure and come to a consensus on all the matters relating to IPL," Shukla told the news agency.

(Image: Indiatimes)