Lodha panel recommendations good for Indian cricket: Anil Kumble

"Many of the aspects of Justice Lodha recommendations are really good, especially the proposal to form Steering Committee of Players' Association. If implemented, it will be good for Indian cricket," Kumble told PTI.

The panel appointed by the Supreme Court had recommended the formation of a players’ association by a four-member steering committee comprising former union home secretary G K Pillai (chairperson) and former India cricketers Mohinder Amarnath, Kumble and Diana Edulji (ex-Indian women's team captain), to raise their concerns.

India is the only Test playing nation which does not have a players’ association, and attempts to form one have seen vehement opposition from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in the past.

Kumble also talked about how cricket is moving from metro cities to small towns in India by citing the example of Indian captain MS Dhoni.

"For example, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is from Jharkhand. We also have Karnataka Ranji captain hailing from a small town like Davanagere," he said, reported PTI.