It is well known that the board's image has suffered through the lack of a professional mediaman. The appointment of the manager - administration and commercial could go a long way to solve the problem. The duties listed include negotiating contracts, financial planning, budgeting and accounting, conducting feasibility studies on proposals and co-ordination with internal and external agencies on the above subjects. Umpiring has been one of the neglected aspects in the board, despite having various sub-committees. A cricket analyst would appear to be a rather specialised post.
Salary is negotiable'' concludes the ad.
Well, so finally a start has been made by the board towards professionalism. But then the executives and managers who will be appointed to the posts will also have to be given a free hand while performing their professional duties. BCCI administrators should remember that with these people in their respective posts, they are dealing with professionals, experts in their various fields. Such a petty minded approach would see to it that the BCCI will continue to be in a rut while other progressive and professional national boards around the worldwide make handsome progress.