My role in BCCI is that of a night-watchman, says Vinod Rai

TIL Desk Sports/ Former Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Vinod Rai, who will head the Supreme Court-appointed four-member panel of administrators, on Monday called himself a “night-watchman” whose only job will be to ensure a “smooth transition” to an elected body in BCCI.

The Supreme Court on Monday appointed a four-member committee of administrators to run the affairs of the BCCI and implement the court-approved recommendations of the Justice R M Lodha panel. Asked Rai about his new role, he said: “Any such honour from the Supreme Court, one will have to accept and try to put in his best of abilities.

“I am a true lover of the game of cricket. My role is that of a night-watchman in a sense that we need to put in place good governance, good system and structure in place to ensure a smooth transition to an elected body which in future will bring about good administration in BCCI,” he said. “The game deserves it (good governance), the players desreve it and public at large, who are so fond of the game.”