Renowned historian Ramachandra Guha has once again hit out at the functioning of BCCI, saying that nepotism is steeped in the Indian board.

Guha was appointed as one of the four members of the Committee of Administrators (COA) by the Supreme Court to run Indian cricket in January 2017. But the 62-year-old resigned from the committee six months later.

In his new book, “The Commonwealth of Cricket: A Lifelong Love Affair with the Most Subtle and Sophisticated Game Known to Humankind”, Guha has touched upon his stint in the cricket administration.

“N Srinivasan and Amit Shah are effectively running Indian cricket today. The state associations are run by somebody’s daughter, somebody’s son,” Guha told Mid-Day.

“The board is steeped in intrigue and nepotism and there are great delays in paying Ranji Trophy players their dues. The reforms that were hoped for have not happened.”

Guha also lashed out at former India skipper Sourav Ganguly for promoting a fantasy game while holding the post of BCCI President.

“Not the biggest bane; it is a bane. Look at Ganguly today — head of the board and representing some cricket fantasy game. This kind of greed for money among Indian cricketers is shocking,” he said.

“The most telling story in my book is about Bishan Singh Bedi saying that he is happy to go to Kabul [to coach Afghan cricketers] — anywhere for cricket and not anywhere for money. Why should Ganguly be doing all these things for a little extra money? Ethical standards go down if the president of the board behaves like this,” he further remarked.