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Shashank Manohar, newly-elected president of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), speaks during a news conference in Mumbai October 4, 2015. Shailesh Andrade—Reuters by [Rishi Iyengar](https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Oct 5, 2015 5:27 AM UTC Shashank Manohar, the new president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) — one of world sport’s richest and most influential governing bodies — has [promised](http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/10/04/cricket-india-chief-idUKL3N12404O20151004) to make solving its credibility crisis his priority. Manohar, 58, said in a press conference after his election on Sunday that his first task would be reforming the board’s image after multiple corruption scandals, Reuters reported. “The first priority is to clean the image of the board and restore the faith of the cricket-loving fans,” said Manohar, a lawyer by profession who assumes the presidency following the [untimely death](http://time.com/4042159/jagmohan-dalmiya-india-cricket-dies/) two weeks ago of veteran BCCI head Jagmohan Dalmiya. As Dalmiya also did, Manohar takes the helm of the organization for the second time, having previously served as president between 2008 and 2011\. Indian cricket’s apex body has been dogged by allegations of illegal betting in its marquee domestic tournament, the Indian Premier League (IPL) — with two of the competition’s eight teams being banned for two years in July. One of those teams, the Chennai Super Kings, is owned by former BCCI president and current International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman N. Srinivasan, whose son-in-law was implicated in the betting scandal. The BCCI’s decision to allow its officials to own teams in the IPL was a controversial one, with a widespread perception that it created a conflict of interest in the sport’s governance. “Nothing wrong is being done by the board,” said Manohar. “It’s a perception which has been created in the mind of the people that because information does not come out, there is something wrong in this board,” he added. Manohar announced a number of measures to combat this perceived lack of transparency, including online publication of the BCCI’s constitution and financial details, co-opting government agencies to investigate on-field corruption and hiring an independent auditor to oversee the spending of grants from the board by state cricket associations, which total tens of millions of dollars. He has also proposed instituting an ombudsman to rule on ethical dilemmas and conflicts of interest that may arise, with the [immediate resignation](http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/shashank-manohars-son-quits-posts/) of his son Adwait from the board’s marketing and legal committees signaling Manohar’s own determination not to be accused of nepotism or hypocrisy. Manohar’s appointment was largely greeted with approval by the Indian cricket community, including founder and former IPL chairman Lalit Modi — currently living in the U.K. and facing a [corruption scandal](http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/transactions-between-raje-s-son-dushyant-and-lalit-modi-under-scanner/story-IrFapmIvMbBo1AGRpgmPiK.html) of his own. In a [post](https://twitter.com/LalitKModi/status/650670338846666756?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc^tfw) on Twitter, Manohar was hailed by Modi as “the only person capable of getting the job done.” The straight-laced Manohar, known for not carrying a mobile phone or having an email address, also put forth a firm timeline within which he plans to show concrete results. “Just give me two months’ time,” he said in his opening address, [according](http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/bcci-president-shashank-manohar-suggests-reforms/) to the _Indian Express_ newspaper. “In two months, all these things about which I have spoken will be implemented in full force.” ## Transcript -[ Foreign Language ] >> Do you think cricket is an English game or an Indian game? >> English game. That's it. >> English game. >> Yeah. >> But now, it's become more of an Indian game. >> Yeah. >> Why is it become so Indian? >> Because a-- it's an Indian religion. >> When English sailors and settlers brought cricket to India in the 18th century, they had no plans to teach India how to play the game. Cricket was a diversion, a way of recreating a small patch of home in a foreign land. By the time the country played its first test or international match in 1932, the sport was popular from the foot hills of the Himalaya to the beaches of Kerala. Cricket really exploded in India with the arrival of television and especially after the national team unexpectedly won the one day world cup in 1983. A new professional league in India based on a 3 hour version of the sport is already worth close to $ 2 billion. The frenetic exciting play of shorter games is where the audience and money is these days. >> That for me is the shot of the night. Clean as a whistle and strike back out of the bowler. But he has-- >> The action began when Tristan got rid of Mohammad Kaif to one playing across the line to a ball that was swinging. Not a good idea but Kaif really have to get moving because two 22 was possibly playing in his mind. -[ Foreign Language ] >> But the heart of Indian Cricket remains the game played on the street. Everyday after school and after work, millions of Indians head to city parks and dusty town streets to play. They play on the race walkways between rice paddies and alongside busy main roads. Some days, it's as if the entire country is participating in one big pick- up game. It's here that kids and even a few men dream of emulating their heroes and making it to the big time. -[ Foreign Language ] >> My name is Aaron Makesh, I'm 23 years old. >> And you like cricket, you're playing here, cricket in the afternoon. >> I like cricket. >> Why do you like cricket so much? >> It's a flexible game, makes yourself free, so that in the evening time it will be useful for part of an exercise like that. >> Do you see cricket as an English game or an Indian game? >> I hope-- >> An in Indian game. >> it's a combination of an English game using Indian techniques. We use to use-- as we are using the ball, we use to use a stick-- 2 sticks. 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