Business Standard / New Delhi April 28, 2010, 0:47 IST
Given the mess in Indian cricket, this will introduce transparency and grievance-redressal for everyone- but since regulators often tend to toe the government line, there are risks involved.
Nandan Kamath Co-founder, GoSports.A sports regulator for governance norms and a dispute-resolution process is vital — this was proposed in 2007 but never implemented
Given the nature of the current allegations surrounding improprieties in cricket administration, Indian sport now faces its biggest financial and political crisis thus far. However, Indian sports federations, across the board, are no strangers to the various issues of transparency, integrity and due process that have been raised in the present instance. As unfortunate as this state of being might be, I feel that some good could still emerge.
Taking a step back, most of our country’s sports governing bodies are private membership organisations. They claim monopolistic rights over the administration of their respective sports with the very same vigour with which they assert their autonomy. This is the perfect recipe for fiefdoms where power can be exercised without responsibility. In the lack of basic governance protocols and public accountability, possibly lies the cause of the pitiable state of Indian sport which, in most cases, shows little progress and in a handful of others, has perhaps seen unaccountable growth. With the integrity of sport having been brought to the forefront of national importance, we have now been presented with a prime opportunity to reorient Indian sports administration so that it can focus on its two most important stakeholders — the sportsperson and the sports fan.
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