Former Indian captain, Sourav Ganguly has been served a notice by BCCI’s Ombudsman, Justice D K Jain, after he received a complaint about his alleged conflict of interest. Ganguly is the President of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB). But at present, he is also serving as the advisor to the Delhi Capitals side in the ongoing season of the IPL. Delhi have combined the experience of Ricky Ponting and Sourav Ganguly in their coaching set-up.
Delhi capitals are yet to win IPL and they are not leaving any stone unturned to clinch the title this time around. Two fans have alleged that Ganguly’s conflict of interest will create a ruckus when Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi Capitals will take on Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens.
“Yes, I have received a complaint about Ganguly. Today I have issued a notice to him seeking his views on the matter and he has one week to send a reply. Once I get his reply, we’ll see how we can proceed in the matter and if he should be summoned for a meeting or not,” DK Jain confirmed to CricketNext on Tuesday.
Notably, Sourav Ganguly had earlier defended himself saying, “There is absolutely no conflict of interest. I resigned from the IPL Governing Council earlier. I have spoken to the CoA too before committing myself to the role.”