The Supreme Court on Friday continued its tirade against the Board of Control for Cricket in India for not implementing the reforms suggested by the court-appointed Justice Lodha panel. Three days after criticising the BCCI for not allocating funds to 11 states in last five years, the court said that the board has no control over people, or whom it allocates money, reported ANI. "BCCI is refusing to be reformed, while discharging a public function," it said.

The Indian cricket board remained opposed to the Lodha panel reforms, arguing that it was an autonomous body and was accountable to the Registrar of Co-operative Societies, reported NDTV. However, the court shot back, saying, "Is BCCI arguing that we might collect hundreds of crores but can't be questioned on how it has been spent?"

The Supreme Court has to take a decision on implementing the recommendations of the Lodha panel report, which the BCCI has challenged. The cricket board has objected to several points made in the report, pointing out "the anomalies and difficulties encountered" in its implementation. The committee, constituted to look into the 2013 spot-fixing scandal, had recommended an overhaul of the BCCI, including changes to the sport body's power structure.

The next hearing for the case is on April 11.