Former India captain and a member of the IPL governing council, MAK Pataudi told news channel NDTV that the governing council failed to carry out its duties properly, getting carried away with the success of the IPL while not questioning the decisions taken.
Pataudi also hinted that Lalit Modi might not be sacked if he attended the governing council meeting on Monday. Modi, however, has refused to attend the meeting, calling it unofficial. He has reportedly moved the Bombay High court to postpone the meeting."If he doesn't come to the meeting, I suspect the BCCI will take a very strict view," he said." The BCCI will have no choice but to be harsh with Modi. Lalit is playing very hard to get. I am not sure what Modi is up to."
"The IPL governing council should have been aware, they felt things were okay," he said. "It has been a failure ... we should have been aware of what was happening. The fact that we didn't question anything is because we were carried away with how well everything was going."
Asked why he did not do anything about it, Pataudi said: "I saw the crowds, the IPL was very popular ... the dirt that has been attached to it is sad... but as long as the product was good, I was happy. But we should have been more aware and more understanding. So if you say this governing council should be sacked, I'd say it's a valid question."
Pataudi also said that Modi's style of functioning didn't win him any fans. "Many don't like Lalit Modi's style of functioning. He should have done it in a different way." "Modi's biggest failure is that he has been doing it all alone. He doesn't want anyone else involved... that is his biggest strength and his biggest weakness. His style puts people off."
