The BCCI has, for the first time, acknowledged and sought to address the issue of conflict of interest. In a letter written to its members, the board's new secretary, Anurag Thakur, has said conflict of interest has "caused enough consternation in our organisation". Thakur has asked representatives of every state association, and members of various committees and sub-committees of the BCCI to sign a declaration stating they have no conflicts of interest.