Ganguly under BCCI conflict of interest scanner
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, the new president of the Cricket Association Bengal, is among a list of prominent names that figures in the Indian cricket board’s (BCCI) ‘conflict of interest’ issue to be discussed at their annual general meeting on Monday.
The Binnys case – father Roger is national selector and son Stuart features in the national team – triggered the ongoing debate as the 'no conflict of interest' clause states: “No member of the selection committee including the convener and the invitees i.e. the coach or captain, or their near relatives shall have any financial interest or business association with any player considered for selection to any team selected for and on behalf of BCCI.”
The Justice Lodha Committee verdict prompted the BCCI to react, resulting in the undertaking which stops members of cricket associations from having any commercial interests associated with the game to ensure transparency and integrity.
Ganguly is on the BCCI’s cricket advisory committee, apart from his role as CAB President. He had dabbled in TV commentary as well until early this year.
A report in The Hindu newspaper said a number of cricketers and a state unit president, who would come under the category of administrators, are also likely to be affected by the conflict of interest rule.
The report said, Dilip Vengsarkar started his cricket academy in 1996 and Brijesh Patel in 1985. Aunshuman Gaekwad, Arshad Ayub have been running academies for many years. All three former international cricketers are members of their respective state associations, and running of individual academies constitutes commercial interests associated with the game.
The report added that the Maharashtra Cricket Association president Ajay Shirke, who deals with cricket development hands-on and in a proactive manner, has been running the Cadence Cricket Academy for many years.
“One can point out a conflict in every activity. Why cannot we wait for Justice Lodha’s recommendations,” said a former Test cricketer from South told the newspaper.
The newspaper reported that the BCCI chief did not want a whiff of conflict attached to an administrator and he believes that they (administrators) should do one thing at a time and cricketers cannot be running academies and be administrators.
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