Commentators contracted with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) can write newspaper columns and also be part of sponsored awards or rating programmes, the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators have decided. The CoA first discussed the issue in October and a decision was taken last month. After the discussion, the COA decided that it would not impose any prohibition on commentators from either (i) writing sponsored columns for newspaper and or (ii) participating in sponsored awards/rating programs, the minutes of the meeting held on December 4, which has been uploaded on the BCCI website, reads.