Conflicts of interests abound in world cricket
Cricket offers several examples of top officials who hold more than one powerful post, even if it poses as a conflict of interest, as AC Muthiah is alleging against N Srinivasan, the BCCI secretary
Accordingly it may seem churlish to suggest they cannot have it both ways. Sincerity, though, is not the issue. Every estate has its part to play. As has amply been proved in India over the last few weeks, the media is the watchdog. All the more reason to insist that it is free to bark whenever it sees fit.
Kanishkaa Balachandran is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo