Timeline in BCCI since the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal broke.
The start: On May 16, 2013 India fast bowler S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila—all Rajasthan Royals—were arrested by the Delhi Police in Mumbai on charges of spot-fixing in IPL The BCCI disciplinary panel held a probe and banned all three.
Gurunath Meiyappan arrested: Seen at the CSK dugout with his Twitter handle describing him as ‘Team Principal’, the son-in-law of then BCCI chief N Srinivasan was arrested by Mumbai Police on May 26 following allegations of betting activities in IPL. He was arrested on charges of cheating, forgery and fraud.
RR’s Kundra suspended: On June 10 BCCI suspended RR co-owner Raj Kundra following allegations of betting in IPL.
SC appoints Mudgal panel: The Apex court in October 2013 appointed a panel headed by ex-high court judge, Mukul Mudgal to probe the IPL scandal.
CSK, RR found guilty: The Mudgal committee submitted its report in November 2014, finding that IPL CEO Raman, Meiyappan and Kundra were guilty.
Lodha panel formed: Following the findings of the Mudgal committee, SC formed a panel in January 2015 consisting retired SC judges, ex-CJI RM Lodha, Ashok Bhan and R Raveendran to recommend how to reform BCCI and to determine punishments.
CSK, RR suspended: The Lodha panel suspended CSK and RR for two years and banned Meiyappan and Kundra from cricket for life. Players were let into IPL auctions to play for other teams.
Lodha panel report: The report submitted in January, 2016 suggested an overhaul of BCCI. It was given to Supreme Court. Key points included an age cap of 70 for BCCI officials, a cooling-off period, ‘one state, one vote’ and ‘one man, one post’, appointment of an official from the Comptroller and Auditor General’s office and player associations for men and women.
BCCI raises reservations: BCCI officials raise objections to aspects of the Lodha report, especially the cooling off period, one man, one post and one state, one vote. It filed a counter-affidavit in the Supreme Court.
SC sacks BCCI bosses: Following bitter exchanges between BCCI and the Lodha Committee over the functioning of the Indian cricket board, the Supreme Court sacked then board president Anurag Thakur and secretary Ajay Shirke in January, 2017 for not complying with its order to implement reforms.
SC appoints CoA: Former CAG Vinod Rai, former India women’s captain Diana Edulji, historian Ramachandra Guha and MD and CEO of IDFC Ltd, Vikram Limaye, were appointed Committee of Administrators by SC on January 30, 2017, to run BCCI. Limaye and Guha quit in June 2017. The court appointed Lt Gen Ravi Thodge as the third member in February.
State units comply: The CoA pushes state units to comply with the Lodha reforms with the SC amicus curiae helping sort out objections before BCCI election is announced for Oct 23.