Notably, Dravid has been sent a notice by BCCI Ethics Officer DK Jain after the latter received a complaint from Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) life member Sanjeev Gupta.
Sourav Ganguly (L) and Harbhajan Singh. (Photo: IANS)
Former India cricketers Sourav Ganguly and Harbhajan Singh on Wednesday lashed out at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for sending a ‘conflict of interest’ notice to Rahul Dravid.
Notably, Dravid has been sent a notice by BCCI Ethics Officer DK Jain after the latter received a complaint from Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) life member Sanjeev Gupta. It is to be noted that Gupta is the man who had earlier complained against Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, and VVS Laxman for the same reason.
Expressing his disappointment on the issue, Ganguly took to Twitter to write: “New fashion in Indian cricket…conflict of interest…Best way to remain in news…god help Indian cricket…Dravid Gets Conflict of Interest Notice from BCCI Ethics Officer. (sic)”
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New fashion in indian cricket …..conflict of interest ….Best way to remain in news …god help indian cricket ……Dravid Gets Conflict of Interest Notice from BCCI Ethics Officer https://t.co/3cD6hc6vsv.
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) August 6, 2019
Backing Ganguly, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh reacted in a similar fashion as he said that such notices are insulting the legends of the game.
“Really? Don’t know where it’s heading to…You can’t get better person then him for Indian cricket. Sending notice to these legends is like insulting them… cricket need their services for betterment… yes god save Indian cricket, (sic)”, tweeted Singh.
Really ?? Don’t know where it’s heading to.. u can’t get better person thn him for indian cricket. Sending notice to these legends is like insulting them.. cricket need their services for betterment.. yes god save indian cricket 🙏 https://t.co/lioRClBl4l
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) August 6, 2019
Speaking to IANS, a senior BCCI functionary on Tuesday said that Gupta, in his complaint, has claimed that Dravid is the National Cricket Academy Director (NCA) and is also employed as vice-president of India Cements Group which owns IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings.
“Yes, Dravid had been sent a notice by Jain last week and has two weeks to reply to the notice,” the functionary said.
However, it is also believed that Dravid and India Cements had mutually decided to suspend their association till Dravid works as the head at the NCA.
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