RM Lodha report on January 4

The R.M. Lodha committee will, on January 4, submit its final report, according to espncricinfo.com. The report deals with recommending changes to the BCCI’s constitution and manner of functioning, a task assigned to it by the Supreme Court at the start of 2015.

“It is understood that the three-member committee will concurrently submit the report to the court as well as the BCCI, before making it public at a media conference. The panel had sought an extension in July to complete the report, following which the Supreme Court had set a deadline of December 31,” the report on the website reads.

The panel report assumes significance as the Supreme Court has made it clear that the panel's suggestions would be binding upon the BCCI. The timing of the report interestingly coincides with a reform drive initiated by BCCI president Shashank Manohar after his election in October. Incidentally, Manohar met the panel recently, but refused to divulge any details.