Vinod Rai

COA chief Vinod Rai and member Diana Edulji address media after the General Body meeting at BCCI headquarters, in Mumbai.

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Northeast association chiefs with Vinod Rai
Vinod Rai

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Vinod Rai

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BCCI COA member Vinod Rai and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar release author Devendra Prabhudesai's book "Hero - A Biography of Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar", in Mumbai.

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To The Point

(From left) SC-appointed COA members Vikram Limaye and Vinod Rai with BCCI CEO Rahul Johri

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GAME-CHANGERS?

(clockwise from top left) Vinod Rai, Ramchandra Guha, Diana Edulji, Vikram Limaye
Members of the Supreme Court appointed three-member panel of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) former CAG India Vinod Rai (C), IDFC Managing Director and CEO Vikram Lima...

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Members of the Supreme Court appointed three-member panel of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) former CAG India Vinod Rai (L), sportsperson Diana Edulji and IDFC Managin...

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Members of the Supreme Court appointed three-member panel of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) former CAG India Vinod Rai (R), IDFC Managing Director and CEO Vikram Lima...

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Former cabinet secretary TSR Subramanian and advocate Karuna Nundy release the book "Not Just An Accountant" written by the former Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Vinod ...

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Grand pruner In 2011, at his official residence

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Vinod Rai, Comptroller and Autior General of India at his office in New Delhi

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Vinod Rai, Comptroller and Autior General of India at his office in New Delhi

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Ace hitter Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai

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CAG Vinod Rai

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Comptroller and Auditor General of India Vinod Rai (L) shares a laugh with Janta Party President Subramanian Swami (2nd R) at the Hindu College Distinguished Alumni Awards function...

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“Meri zarooratein kam hai, ISI liye mere zameer mein dum hai,” snaps Ajay Devgn at corrupt politican Jaykant Shikre in Singham. Come to think of it, Vinod Rai with his series...

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Comptroller and Auditor General of India Vinod Rai after attending Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) in connection with 2G spectrum case in New Delhi.

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Charges Of Sexual Harassment Against Rahul Johri Put BCCI To Shame, Says Diana Edulji

Diana Edulji said that the CoA should have handled Rahul Johri matter better. Not everyone is above the board, she claimed

Jul 11, 2020

| IANS
‘BCCI Gets 28.3% Of The Total ICC Revenue -- Lion’s Share Of All Countries’

But BCCI didn’t get a single dollar of $570 million of the projected ‘Big Three’ formula for India. Amicus Curie mediation was very constructive; 75-80% state associations were very happy with whatever CoA did.

Nov 14, 2019

| Qaiser Mohammad Ali
‘BCCI Will Have To Convince Supreme Court For Proposed Amendments To Its Constitution’

Vinod Rai, who implemented the cricket reforms, says the BCCI will have to prove to the Supreme Court that some rules it approved were ‘impractical’.

Nov 13, 2019

| Qaiser Mohammad Ali
BCCI Elections -- Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Maharashtra Cricket Associations Debarred By CoA

The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators said the constitutions of Tamil Nadu, Haryana and Maharashtra are not in accordance with the BCCI stipulations.

Oct 09, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
BCCI CoA Saw No Conflict In Kapil Dev-Led CAC: Vinod Rai

CoA chief Vinod Rai said that the committee wouldn't have given the Kapil Dev-led three-member CAC the go-ahead if they did find any conflict of interest in them being appointed to pick the head coach of the Indian men's team

Sep 29, 2019

| IANS
Batting Great Rahul Dravid Deposes Before BCCI Ethics Officer, CoA Defends Him With 'Raghuram Rajan Example'

The complaint was filed by Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association Life member Sanjeev Gupta stating that Dravid has taken a "Leave of Absence" and not resigned from his position at India Cements (owners of IPL franchise CSK) before taking up the role of National Cricket Academy's Director of Cricket

Sep 26, 2019

| PTI
Cricketing Activities In Non-Compliant States Will Not Be Affected: CoA Chief Vinod Rai

The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (COA), which last week extended the deadline of holding state elections by two weeks to September 28, had issued an ultimatum to state bodies to put their house in order by September 12

Sep 16, 2019

| PTI
BCCI Elections: Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka Come On Board; Four Remain Non-Compliant

As per the Vinod Rai-led panel, seven of the 38 state units were non-compliant as recent as last week. The list now has been reduced to four -- Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh.

Sep 13, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
‘About 26 State Associations Have Appointed Their Electoral Officers For State Cricket Elections’

Not all BCCI members have complied with Lodha Committee recommendations, but CoA head Vinod Rai expects 30-plus states to take part in BCCI elections on October 22.

Aug 26, 2019

| Qaiser Mohammad Ali
Why BCCI Agreed To Come Under NADA And Become A National Sports Federation -- Revealed

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has given in writing that it would adhere to the anti-doping policy of National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), thus becoming a National Sports Federation

Aug 09, 2019

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No Fair Play Award Given

As two CoA members fall out, the BCCI is a confused, factious place. And reforms can wait....

Jan 10, 2019

| Qaiser Mohammad Ali
Square Leg Umpire’s Sixer

After clipping wings of BCCI supremos, an irate Vinod Rai threatens to hold elections without recalcitrant affiliates

Mar 22, 2018

| Qaiser Mohammad Ali
Neither One To Blink First

Is the Kohli-Kumble tussle real or a facade to dump the coach’s proposal for better pay?

Jun 01, 2017

| Qaiser Mohammad Ali
‘$570 Million Is Only A Mirage’

Former CAG and now the head of the SC-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA), Vinod Rai talks about his plans to reform the BCCI...

May 12, 2017

| Qaiser Mohammad Ali
Gang Of Four Leads The Charge

The BCCI’s Supreme Court-appointed administrators have their task cut out

Feb 02, 2017

| Qaiser Mohammad Ali
“It Was Disgusting That Some People Tried To Defy The SC Verdict”

Former CJI R.M. Lodha tells Outlook that he is confident that the COA is a 'good mix' and would have no difficulty in implementing the proposed reforms.

Feb 02, 2017

| Qaiser Mohammad Ali
The Person You’re Trying To Reach...

The man who made the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India a force to reckon with tells all—from the 2G scam to CWG fiasco to Coalgate and the K-G Basin—in a damning memoir.

Sep 22, 2014

| Vinod Rai
‘The PM Never Replied To My Letters, He Was Replying To Raja Twice A Day’

The former CAG pulls no punches as he speaks out on why he chose to tell-all in his book and how there is no way Manmohan Singh can shirk responsibility in 2G and coal scams

Sep 22, 2014

| Lola Nayar Sunit Arora
‘Govt Should Encourage Enterprises, Not Particular Entrepreneurs’

The former CAG speaks on his controversial tenure and more

Jul 01, 2013

| Lola Nayar
Musketeers Of The Court And The Ledger

The extraordinary persistence of the three prime movers in the case has paid off

Feb 13, 2012

| Anuradha Raman