N. Srinivasan was forced to step aside as BCCI president due to conflict of interest after his son-in-law's arrest for betting, though he went on to become ICC Chairman.
Narayanaswami Srinivasan became the symbol of cricket's governance crisis when the IPL fixing scandal of 2013 exposed the massive conflict of interest at the heart of Indian cricket. As BCCI president, Srinivasan was supposed to oversee the integrity of the IPL, but he was also the owner of India Cements, which owned the Chennai Super Kings franchise.
When his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was arrested for betting in May 2013, Srinivasan refused to step down as BCCI president. He argued that CSK was owned by India Cements, not by him personally, and that Meiyappan was not an official of the team. This position was widely criticized as untenable. The Supreme Court eventually had to intervene, asking him to step aside pending investigation.
Despite the scandal, Srinivasan was elected as ICC Chairman in June 2014, a move that astonished many observers and raised questions about cricket governance globally. The Lodha Committee subsequently recommended sweeping reforms, including that BCCI officials should have no financial interest in IPL franchises. The Supreme Court accepted these recommendations.
The Srinivasan saga exposed the nexus between cricket administration and commercial interests in India. It led to the most significant governance reforms in the history of Indian cricket, mandated by the Supreme Court, and fundamentally changed the relationship between the BCCI and the Indian government.
Forced to step aside as BCCI president. CSK suspended for two years. Lodha reforms changed BCCI governance.
Cricket Canada
12 May 2026
ICC suspended six months of funding to Cricket Canada over governance failures and financial misreporting — 63% of their total revenue.
Multiple franchises
8 May 2026
The IPL's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) submitted a formal report to the BCCI in May 2026 flagging "certain anomalies" observed across the league stage: unauthorised persons had been seen in the team dugout, on the team bus, and at team hotels during IPL matches in apparent breach of anti-corruption Standard Operating Procedures. IPL chairman Arun Dhumal confirmed the report publicly and warned that "very stringent action" would be taken if violations continued. Separately, the BCCI tightened protocols after reports that certain franchise owners had been seen mingling with players in restricted areas — a specific interaction prohibited under the anti-corruption framework.
Various county sides
1865-08-01
Despite MCC's attempts to reduce gambling on cricket through the 1840s and 1850s, county cricket in the 1860s still operated in a culture where betting was widespread and where allegations of arranged results circulated freely among those closest to the game. Several county fixtures of the decade generated suspicion among contemporaries that the outcome had been agreed in advance, though the absence of formal investigation meant that no players were ever charged.