The long-standing turf war between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha committee took an interesting turn on the 30th of January after the apex court appointed a four-member panel to run the daily affairs of the Indian cricket board.

The panel, which will be chaired by Vinod Rai, the former Comptroller and Auditor General of India, consists of Ramachandra Guha (the historian and cricket writer), Diana Edulji (the former India women's captain) and Vikram Limaye - managing director and CEO of IDFC (Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation).

In what appears to be a role of a 'night-watchman', Rai's committee will aim to put in place the pillars of transparency and accountability in order to make the BCCI a professional organisation.

Though the appointment of the executive panel seems to be a blessing in disguise for the Indian board, especially after the removal of President Anurag Thakur and Secretary Ajay Shirke, India's top court seems to have attracted all sorts of reactions after handpicking the members of the panel.

There were some who praised the appointment and labelled the members as "honest people".

When change comes it is sudden and overwhelming. Who would have thought the BCCI would be run by the committee just named!!

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 30, 2017

Diana Eduljee becomes the first female take top BCCI post. Brings to the table a lifetime of experience in sports administration. Congrats!

— Snehal Pradhan (@SnehalPradhan) January 30, 2017

These are people who are honest, whose reputations have no stains. It is not a bad starting point. #BCCI

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 30, 2017

Come on guys...vinod rai is IAS i.e hes superman, repository of all wisdom in the world, he can be a rocket scientist. What is BCCI for him?

— sushant sareen (@sushantsareen) January 30, 2017

Ramchandra Guha in Committee to run @BCCI . We now hv an insider to write abt the rise and fall of Cricket in India.

— Sumanth Raman (@sumanthraman) January 30, 2017

But, then there were those who raised some serious concerns.

Absolutely stunned & disappointed beyond words with the appointment of Vinod Rai as the BCCI chief. Terrible use of arbitrary power.

— Tehseen Poonawalla (@tehseenp) January 30, 2017

While it's self-inflicted 'death' for BCCI, I've my doubts if cricket in Ind will be same anymore. Outsiders will soon fight for the spoils

— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) January 30, 2017

With great humility: #LodhaPanel & SC have erred on BCCI. This is judicial nationalisation of a flourishing sport. This looks arbitrary

— Shekhar Gupta (@ShekharGupta) January 30, 2017

Last, but definitely not least, Twitter erupted with some really funny ones too.

With Ramachandra Guha heading BCCI, cricket matches will be shown on the History channel, confirm sources https://t.co/YJnbclpkph

— Ra_Bies (@Ra_Bies) January 30, 2017

Ram Guha in BCCI, wait for Jawahar Lal Nehru Premier League.

— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) January 30, 2017

The Supreme Court wanted to make a historic judgment to bring accountability to the BCCI.
So they've got in a historian and an accountant.

— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) January 30, 2017

Now when SC has appointed Guha ji & others to haed BCCI..how abt appointing Rajdeep Sardesai G to head Wrestling Federation. Experienced hai

— Paresh Rawal fan (@Babu_Bhaiyaa) January 30, 2017

A banker, an accountant and a historian walk into a bar. The judge gives them a cricket board to run.

— dorku (@Dorkstar) January 30, 2017