Sourav Ganguly may appear in front of BCCI Ombudsman on April 20
Sourav Ganguly may have to appear in front of the BCCI Ombudsman Justice (Retd) DK Jain on April 20 for a hearing over the alleged conflict of interest allegation against him. This development has come even after the fact that Ganguly had cleared his stand in a written communication.
Sourav Ganguly, who is the President of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), had signed up as the advisor of the Delhi Capitals after acquiring all the due permissions, before the start of this season of the Indian Premier League. However, three cricket fans from Kolkata Ranjit Seal, Bhaswati
They were of the opinion that the former India cricketer may use his powers in order to pressurise the groundsmen in Kolkata, asking them to prepare a pitch in his team’s favour, in the match against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens on April 12. However, Ganguly had dismissed all such allegations against him in a letter to the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) Ombudsman DK Jain, also acting as the Ethics Officer.
Following the principles of natural justice, Jain has asked the legendary batsman and the three fans to appear for a hearing in person on April 20. As a matter of coincidence, his team DC will take on Kings XI Punjab in Delhi the very same day.
“The parties may appear before the Ethics Officer, BCCI for a personal hearing on 20.4.2019 at 11 am, at New Delhi at the venue, which shall be communicated by the BCCI to the parties herein, by email, on or before April 19,” Jain sent an email to Ganguly’s legal counsel, reported PTI.
However, the 71-year-old has also given the option of giving a miss to the personal hearing, to the concerned parties.
“If the parties fail to appear before the Ethics Officer on the said date, it will be presumed that the Parties do not wish to avail of the opportunity of personal hearing, and the Ethics Officer shall proceed to decide the Complaint on the basis of the responses of the parties filed by the parties by April 20,” he added.
BCCI CEO Rahul Johri, on the behalf of the Committee of Administrators, has communicated his concern through an email to the officer.
“One individual cannot occupy the posts of “Office Bearer of a Member” and be in “governance, management or employment of a Franchisee” at a single point of time. Therefore, an instance of conflict of interest could be said to have arisen,” he
“Therefore, after examining the role and responsibilities of
Ganguly has been one of the finest captains for India and has even represented the country in over 100 Tests and 300 ODIs. Johri pointed out the contribution of the legend to the game and suggested the officer to let him continue with his role, albeit some conditions.
“Similarly, Ganguly’s role as a member of the CAB in addition to being an advisor to the Delhi Capitals franchisee may be examined to see whether the conflict of interest is tractable or intractable. If it is found that the conflict of interest can be resolved by full disclosure and by direction to the concerned individual to recuse himself from performing such functions vested in him which are in any way connected with or associated with his other role/post, Ganguly may be permitted to perform all his current roles since his cricketing knowledge and experience is invaluable for the development of the talent and game of cricket in India. The BCCI will be guided by any decision taken by your good self on this matter,” Johri concluded.
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