Sourav Ganguly cleared of conflict of interest by BCCI ethics officer
BCCI ethics officer Just (Retd) DK Jain has dismissed conflict of interest complaint against Sourav Ganguly as the latter has resigned from his other roles. Currently, former players with less than two-year contracts with the BCCI or state associations will be allowed to have multiple roles.
One of the major causes of concern to operate and manage BCCI has been to tackle the issue of “Conflict of Interest”, which according to Lodha Committee recommendations, was a major point of contention. The practical problems of implementing it saw many former cricketers, including Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Rahul Dravid, Kapil Dev, and many others, regularly visit BCCI ethics officer Retd. Justice DK Jain's office.Â
However, Justice Jain has dismissed all the Conflict of Interest issues against Ganguly considering the fact that the latter has resigned from his other roles after taking over as the BCCI president.Â
"In my view, in the light of the noted development, the issue of whether there is any "Conflict of Interest" on the part of Mr. Ganguly does not survive for the consideration of the Ethics Officer. Resultantly, the present complaint is rendered infructuous and is disposed of, as such," Jain stated in his order issued on Friday, reported the Times of India.
Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association life member Sanjeev Gupta had filed the complaint on October 4 when Sourav Ganguly was heading the Cricket Association of Bengal while being a part of various sub-committees in the BCCI alongside being a mentor of Delhi Capitals.
