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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Why isn't BCCI under national sports law? Supreme Court seeks answers from Indian cricket bodies again

At a time when cricket’s governing structures are under renewed judicial scrutiny, the Supreme Court has asked the BCCI and state cricket associations to explain why they should remain outside the ambit of the National Sports Governance Act, 2025.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana raised the issue on Tuesday while hearing applications filed by several cricket bodies in the long-running matter involving the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

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