Banning IPL is not a solution,says Maken

“I’ve three suggestions in this respect. First of all,there should be no politician managing the affairs of cricket; secondly the BCCI and IPL should come under the RTI,and should be managed by the cricketers,there should be at least 25 per cent of former players in the management of BCCI.

“Thirdly,BCCI and IPL should distance from each other,” Maken told ‘CNN-IBN’ in an interview.

Maken said if the Board wanted to be an honest watchdog,it must not have any conflict of interest with the IPL.

“If BCCI has to be the honest watchdog,then it should not have conflict of interest with the IPL. So with these three things,I am sure the IPL will automatically improve and it will be a step in the right direction as far as the sport of cricket is concerned,” said Maken.

While he did not take the names of his fellow politicians who are playing an active role in managing the cricketing affairs in India,Maken said that a particular sport should be run only by the experts of the game.

“I would not go into the names but all these names cut across party lines. The politicians managing cricket at different levels belong to different political parties. Please leave the game of cricket to the people who have specialised knowledge of the game or former players. Politicians should do their own job in parliament or way,” Maken stressed.