Disgraced Indian Premier League founder Lalit Modi has been banned for life from holding any cricket post, three years after being thrown out of his own Twenty20 league.
The general body of the Board of Control for Cricket in India has accepted the verdict of its disciplinary panel that found Modi guilty of "serious" acts of indiscipline and misconduct.
Modi was found guilty, among other things, of rigging bids during the franchise auction in 2010, selling media and internet rights without authorisation and secretly trying to create a rebel T20 league in England without the knowledge of the Indian and England boards.
The BCCI announced its decision soon after a last-ditch effort by Modi's lawyers to get the meeting put off was rejected by the Supreme Court.
Modi, who now lives in self imposed exile in London, warned that he will not take the expulsion lying down, and threatened to expose cricket officials in India.
The 49-year-old scion of a business family, who is also being investigated by the government on corruption and money-laundering charges, has in the past denied all allegations against him.
