<p>According to a <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/gujarat-to-bengal-to-delhi-who-runs-cricket-in-india-in-many-cases-depends-on-who-your-father-is-7875653/" target="_blank">report</a> in <em>The Indian Express</em>, among the BCCI's 38 current full members, over a third of those in top positions are sons or relatives of former officials and well-known political leaders. The current number is the highest in the board's history, the report said.</p>.<p>The issue was flagged by the SC-appointed RM Lodha Committee in 2016 stating that, "In some states, all members are from a few families or a single family, thereby perpetuating the control over cricket in the hands of a few.”</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/bcci-announces-release-of-request-for-proposal-for-staging-closing-ceremony-of-ipl-2022-1101269.html" target="_blank">BCCI announces release of Request for Proposal for staging closing ceremony of IPL 2022</a></strong></p>.<p>The report said that the committee had set an age cap of 70 years and a three-year cooling-off period after completion of a six-year term for administrators but it allowed them to hand over control to their sons.</p>.<p>Although appointments to these posts are supposed to be done through elections, the administrators have high influence on the board and the polls are just on paper, the publication said.</p>.<p>"Most units were run like private clubs, it was tough for any outsiders to get in," a veteran BCCI member said.</p>.<p><strong>Below is a list of some of the top members of the BCCI:</strong></p>.<p><strong>- BCCI secretary Jay Shah</strong>: He is the son of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.</p>.<p><strong>- BCCI president Sourav Ganguly</strong>: His brother Snehasish Ganguly is Honorary Secretary of the Cricket Association of Bengal and his uncle Debasish Ganguly is the treasurer.</p>.<p><strong>- BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal</strong>: His brother is Union Minister Anurag Thakur.</p>.<p><strong>- Gwalior Division Cricket Association vice-president Mahanaaryaman Scindia</strong>: He is the son of Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, who is the former president of MP Cricket Association.</p>.<p><strong>- Saurashtra Cricket Association president (SCA) Jaydev Shah</strong>: He is the son of former SCA and BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah.</p>.<p><strong>- Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) president Rohan Jaitley</strong>:<strong> </strong>He is the son of the late Arun Jaitley, former DDCA president and IPL Governing Council member.</p>.<p><strong>- Cricket Association of Uttarakhand (CAU) secretary Mahim Verma</strong>: He is the son of PC Verma, former CAU secretary.</p>.<p><em><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></em></p>
<p>According to a <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/gujarat-to-bengal-to-delhi-who-runs-cricket-in-india-in-many-cases-depends-on-who-your-father-is-7875653/" target="_blank">report</a> in <em>The Indian Express</em>, among the BCCI's 38 current full members, over a third of those in top positions are sons or relatives of former officials and well-known political leaders. The current number is the highest in the board's history, the report said.</p>.<p>The issue was flagged by the SC-appointed RM Lodha Committee in 2016 stating that, "In some states, all members are from a few families or a single family, thereby perpetuating the control over cricket in the hands of a few.”</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/bcci-announces-release-of-request-for-proposal-for-staging-closing-ceremony-of-ipl-2022-1101269.html" target="_blank">BCCI announces release of Request for Proposal for staging closing ceremony of IPL 2022</a></strong></p>.<p>The report said that the committee had set an age cap of 70 years and a three-year cooling-off period after completion of a six-year term for administrators but it allowed them to hand over control to their sons.</p>.<p>Although appointments to these posts are supposed to be done through elections, the administrators have high influence on the board and the polls are just on paper, the publication said.</p>.<p>"Most units were run like private clubs, it was tough for any outsiders to get in," a veteran BCCI member said.</p>.<p><strong>Below is a list of some of the top members of the BCCI:</strong></p>.<p><strong>- BCCI secretary Jay Shah</strong>: He is the son of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.</p>.<p><strong>- BCCI president Sourav Ganguly</strong>: His brother Snehasish Ganguly is Honorary Secretary of the Cricket Association of Bengal and his uncle Debasish Ganguly is the treasurer.</p>.<p><strong>- BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal</strong>: His brother is Union Minister Anurag Thakur.</p>.<p><strong>- Gwalior Division Cricket Association vice-president Mahanaaryaman Scindia</strong>: He is the son of Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, who is the former president of MP Cricket Association.</p>.<p><strong>- Saurashtra Cricket Association president (SCA) Jaydev Shah</strong>: He is the son of former SCA and BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah.</p>.<p><strong>- Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) president Rohan Jaitley</strong>:<strong> </strong>He is the son of the late Arun Jaitley, former DDCA president and IPL Governing Council member.</p>.<p><strong>- Cricket Association of Uttarakhand (CAU) secretary Mahim Verma</strong>: He is the son of PC Verma, former CAU secretary.</p>.<p><em><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></em></p>