New Delhi: The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) on Sunday refuted the claim that Ravi Shastri's appointment would come under scanner if the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), which selected the veteran all-rounder as India coach, is found conflicted.
“There is no such question,” CoA chief Vinod Rai, told a leading English newspaper.
Earlier on Saturday, a notice was sent to CAC members (Kapil Dev, Anshuman Gaekwad and Shantha Rangaswamy) by BCCI's ethics officer Justice (retired) D. K. Jain for alleged conflict of interest allegations.
The conflict of interest allegations against CAC members were levelled by Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association’s life member, Sanjeev Gupta. He had alleged that CAC members are conflicted as per the Lodha Committee’s proposal of one person, one post in his complaint.
Speaking about the issue, Ravindra Thodge, a member of CoA, said that there is no such possibility.
“Before forming the CAC, we had asked the members to submit ‘No Conflict of Interest’ declarations and there was no conflict found by the BCCI,” Thodge said, before adding, “The CAC was appointed only for one particular purpose and as far as Shastri’s appointment is concerned, it has been done legally and we have already given him a contract, so there’s no question of any changes now,” Thodge said.
Meanwhile, CAC member Shantha Rangaswamy has stepped down from her position. She has also resigned from the director of Indian Cricketers Association.
