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Upcoming book traces the extent of corruption in the BCCI
Updated On: 19 February, 2023 11:15 AM IST | Mumbai | Jane Borges
Neeraj Kumar, former Delhi CP and anti-corruption head of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, who busted money-churning private leagues during his three-year stint, says the rot in the world’s richest cricket governing body runs deep
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Former top cop Neeraj Kumar served as head of the Anti-Corruption Unit of the BCCI between 2015 and 2018. His just released book, A Cop In Cricket, revisits this “awkward phase” of his life. Pic/Nishad Alam
Only two weeks ago, this writer was commending the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for its unusual masterstroke of bringing the Women’s Premier League to global sports; and just like that, at the snap a finger, we now find ourselves leafing through a new title that paints an unflattering picture about one of the world’s richest cricketing bodies.
Gearing up for the expected backlash is its author, retired IPS officer and ex-Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar, who served as head of the Anti-Corruption Unit of the BCCI between 2015 and 2018. “It was an awkward phase of my life,” he tells us over a video call from New Delhi. “I spent 37 years in the police force—a well-organised, regimental setup, where respect and deference came with the job. It’s something many of us took for granted. We didn’t have to fight for it,” he shares. “But when I landed up in the BCCI, I didn’t know where I fit in. For most people, I was an unwanted element. People would look at me suspiciously.” The “humiliation” he experienced, Kumar says, made him feel like walking out on more occasions than one. “That was unfortunate.”
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