Internet Desk: The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to spend Rs. 1.33 crore for the remaining two matches of the India vs England Test series.The Supreme Court bench, headed by CJI TS Thakur, ordered the release to BCCI, which would be used by the Board to host the remaining India versus England Test matches.
The Apex Court ordered the release of Rs. 1.33 crore for the Tests in Mumbai (December 8-12) and Chennai (December 16-20). Rs 25 lakh each has been allotted for the matches in the ODI and T20 series against England next year.India play three ODIs and three Twenty 20 internationals against England in January and February next year.
The apex court had on November 8 removed the hurdles created by state cricket associations on hosting the India-England Test series by allowing BCCI to incur the expense of Rs 58.66 lakh for the first match which started on November 9, warning that no part of fund should go to the host Saurashtra Cricket Association.
This relief continued till December 3, when the board was allowed to use the same arrangement of incurring expenses for the matches in the India vs England series.
While permitting the BCCI to incur the expenditure, the bench had made it clear that payments be made directly to the parties concerned with various contracts.
The apex court had also directed BCCI to maintain a book of actual expenditure which has to be furnished to the Justice R M Lodha committee for verification by its auditor who has to be appointed expeditiously by the panel.
The next hearing of the Lodha vs BCCI case is scheduled on December 9.