To be a member of the four-membered Steering Committee, Kapil Dev‘s name has been recommended by the Committee of Administrators (COA). The Steering Committee will help in the formation of Players’ Association as per Lodha Panel Recommendation.
Other members who are being included in the committee are former Test opener Anshuman Gaekwad and wicketkeeper Bharath Reddy and GK Pillai. The Lodha Panel in its recommendation initially wanted a steering committee with GK Pillai, Mohinder Amarnath, Diana Edulji and Anil Kumble but later decided to include Kapil Dev into it.
Later, it was decided that Edulji can’t be a part as she is a member of COA, and also, Mohinder Amarnath and Kumble have “communicated their inability to be part of the Steering Committee”.
Gaekwad, a former India coach, has also been associated with the administration as a part of the Baroda Cricket Association whereas, Bharath Reddy, the former Tamil Nadu gloveman, who was a part of the Indian team during their 1979 tour to England has also been in cricket administration.
Along with this, CoA has also requested for replacements Ramachandra Guha and Vikram Limaye, who have resigned from their posts recently.