Former BCCI and ICC chairman whose dual role as CSK owner and cricket administrator created one of the biggest conflicts of interest in sports history.
5 incidents documented
Chennai Super Kings / BCCI / ICC
28 March 2014
N. Srinivasan was forced to step aside as BCCI president due to conflict of interest after his son-in-law's arrest for betting, though he went on to become ICC Chairman.
India, Australia, England vs Rest of Cricket World
8 February 2014
India, Australia, and England pushed through a radical ICC restructuring that gave them a vastly disproportionate share of revenue and governance power, undermining smaller cricketing nations.
Chennai Super Kings
24 May 2013
Gurunath Meiyappan, the son-in-law of BCCI president N. Srinivasan and team principal of Chennai Super Kings, was arrested for betting on IPL matches.
Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings, IPL
16 May 2013
The 2013 IPL season was rocked by spot-fixing arrests involving Sreesanth and others, and subsequent investigations led to the two-year suspension of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals over betting by team officials.
IPL / BCCI
26 April 2010
IPL founder Lalit Modi was suspended by the BCCI and later fled to London amid allegations of financial irregularities, tax evasion, and rigging the bidding process for IPL teams.