The BCCI announced it will award Rs 15 lakh ($23,467) each to members of the men's and women's team selection committee, according to the INDIAN EXPRESS. The decision "was taken" at the meeting of the BCCI office bearers and the Indian Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators for selecting "good teams" in the recently concluded tournaments. The meeting also "considered the possibility of India competing in the Olympics" but COA member Diana Edulji said that the decision would be taken by the general body. It is expected that the BCCI will "stick to its previous stance of not wanting to compete in the Olympics as it would mean that the board and the team would have to come under the Olympic charter." Edulji also "raised the issue of rewarding women selectors more handsomely thanks to their second place finish" at the Int'l Cricket Council Women’s World Cup. However, her viewpoint was protested by BCCI President C.K. Khanna, who said that "if women were rewarded then men should be too" considering both finished second in their latest ICC tournament. She added that the board is "trying its best" to stick to the Lodha Panel-recommended 15-day window between an int'l assignment and the Indian Premier League (INDIAN EXPRESS, 8/9).
