the bcci offered to supply its own photos. over what they say are excessive.oot of all of this conflict is because of a lack of trans piece between the bcci itself. between medium freedom and protecting commercial interests. they need to be more electrics parent because they are public body they should allow the media to fairly comment on their ad minstration as well as the sudden procedures. but at the same time, they need to protect the commercial money because it does go to the players. something like that coming. to that ex denied, access and allowing fairer reporting should be all right. but to allow an organization to commercially exploit that, i think it needs to be protected. >> the deep connection and fact it's been a sprooim governing body for 87 years, any change in the media of freedom will only happen when the bcci chooses to change them. >> earlier, spoke to the editor-in-chief. the relationship between the bcci is improving and he hopes it will become easier for international reporters to access it. >> it's the wham we have had are unfavorable r

an issue in india where cricket averages governing agency, bcci. >> curbing media freedoms have been going on for years. agencies have been banned from some tournaments in the past, with the bcci offering to provide its own photos, cricket tours in india over what they say are consecutiv competitive . >> i think they need to be more transparent to the sense because they are a public body they should allow the media to fairly comment on their administration as well as the certain procedures. but at the same time, they need to protect the commercial interest because all that commercial money does go to the players. so something like the issue of the getty images that is coming. to that extent fair and new access and allowing fair reporting should be all right, thumbs up for that but to allow an organization to commercially exploit that is something they have a right to protect against. >> given its deep political protections and extreme body for anything cricket, anything exchange of media freedoms will hatch when the bcci decides to change them. >> we spoke about the relationship betw

. >> complaints about the bcci curbing the media freedoms has been going or for years.ome international media companies refused to broadcast cricket tours from india over what they say are excessive fees. now some say the root of the conflict about is the lack of transparency in the bcci itself. >> i think it needs to be more transparent and they should allow the media to fairly comment on the administration, as well as procedures. but at the same time, they need to protect the commercial investment, because the money is going to the players, so the imannals that are coming in, fair, new access and fair reporting should be all right. but to allow organization to commercial exploit that is something they have a right to protect. >> given the deep political connections and the fact it is a supreme governing body, any change to media freedoms will happen when they decide to change them. >> the relationship between bcci and india journalists is improving and they are hoping it is becoming easier to access the india cricket matches. >> we have reached where the public image

at the root of the conflict is a lack of transparency within the bcci.nd the pouncing act between media freedom and protecting their interests. >> because they are a public body, they should allow the media to comment on their adminstration and procedures. they need at the same time to protect the commercial interests. that money goes to the players. to that extent. fair and new access, and fairer reporting should be all right. but to allow organizations to exploit that is something that they have a right to protect. given the deep political connections and that it's been a governing body for 87 years, changes to media freedoms will happen when the b.c. ci chooses to change them >>> we can speak to the editor-in-chief of a paper. international media had complaints about the b.c. ci. what level of freedom do journalists in india have? >> a lot more now. there has been a change in dispensation. and media relations in the last 8-10 months have changed. we do it our way, suck it up if you want to - that was the attitude generally. when it came to media, whet

the bcci credited with making the country a major financial power in the game. al jazeera's fez jamil has more from delhi. >> state contradict board later became the head of the international cricket council. known as a shrewd businessman he was one of the heads in 1957 to bring contradict to india, years later for striking a multimillion dollar television deal which made india's contradict board one of the major in the world. his contribution in the board is strong today. >> extremely television friendly because you get very few games with exception of baseball in u.s. gives kind of commercial break, you have no commercial break, except at half time. he understood that, encouraged broadcastserbroadcastsers tobron commercials. >> suspended 2006, but came back in 2013 as the interim head of india's contradict board. turning the sport into a financial powerhouse. >> for more on him and the tributes, head to aljazeera.com/sport. that's aljazeera.com/sport. >>> chelsea strierk ther striern charged with an incident, hit the arsenal center back in the face. spaniard h