MUMBAI: The Supreme Court today directed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to incur the expenses for all the matches to be played in the India-England series till 3 December. The apex court allowed the BCCI to utilize a sum of Rs 58.66 lakh for the first test. 

Also ordering the BCCI to bear the entire expense for the maiden Rajkot match on October 9, a Bench led by Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur said the payments should be made directly to the parties BCCI has contracted with for the series. 

The Hindu reported that the Bench made it clear that BCCI should not pay member-associations where the series is going to be held, including the Rajkot/Saurashtra association, all whom have not complied with the court's October 21 order.

Expenses incurred by the BCCI would be handed over to the Lodha panel which will audit it. The Committee has been permitted to appoint an auditor immediately. 

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