NEW DELHI/DHARAMSALA: Conflict of interest has returned to hang-out Rahul Dravid. This time it’s over his involvement within the newly-built Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sport Excellence in Bengaluru. It is learnt that Dravid has written to the Indian cricket board (BCCI), mentioning clarification since he has no ownership within the centre.
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“Dravid has voluntarily disclosed and clarified that the centre would bear his name, however he has no ownership interest within the company or in any of the academies run via it,” a top BCCI authentic told TOI.
The matter was once delivered to the attention of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA). Dravid must wait a bit longer to grasp if he is transparent of warfare of interest for the reason that board is but to nominate an ombudsman. Dravid is these days a co-chairman within the advisory board of the centre in query.
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“There must be no problem for Dravid on this but it surely’s at all times better to get a criminal clarification prior to coming to any conclusion. Once an ombudsman is appointed, the matter might be referred to him,” the authentic stated.
The involved centre has academies in six disciplines - badminton, cricket, tennis, squash, soccer and swimming - at the side of a centre of sports sciences which is an initiative of Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra.
Dravid had written to the board prior to leaving for New Zealand with the India U-19 workforce for the World Cup. The former India captain has been the coach of the India U-19 and A groups since July 2015. Dravid needed to relinquish his job as a coach within the IPL closing 12 months because it was once deemed that he could be in warfare of interest if he persevered to be so.
BCCI office-bearers unhappy with fee-structure process
With the stress between the BCCI office-bearers and CoA rising, it has emerged that board’s appearing secretary Amitabh Choudhary has refused to sign the central contracts presented to the players. “What I will be able to tell you evidently is that I was not part of process. I will be able to additionally tell you that no one from the board was once. I additionally occur to be the convenor of senior variety committee and no meeting was once called. I would possibly not sign (at the contracts) if they arrive to me,” Choudhary stated.
It is also learnt that the fee structure was once not cleared via the finance committee. “The domestic players may have made more. But with the present structure, including the gross earnings percentage, they are going to not see any vital upward thrust in their match fees. The board may have waited any other 20 days because the world media rights had been to be announced. That too may have been factored in,” a BCCI authentic stated.
Interestingly, the CoA had determined that the appearing president CK Khanna and Choudhary could be part of the panel appointing the executive for advertising and marketing and gross sales. Both were not stored within the loop even because the board made an offer to a candidate for the submit of normal supervisor.
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“Dravid has voluntarily disclosed and clarified that the centre would bear his name, however he has no ownership interest within the company or in any of the academies run via it,” a top BCCI authentic told TOI.
The matter was once delivered to the attention of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA). Dravid must wait a bit longer to grasp if he is transparent of warfare of interest for the reason that board is but to nominate an ombudsman. Dravid is these days a co-chairman within the advisory board of the centre in query.
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“There must be no problem for Dravid on this but it surely’s at all times better to get a criminal clarification prior to coming to any conclusion. Once an ombudsman is appointed, the matter might be referred to him,” the authentic stated.
The involved centre has academies in six disciplines - badminton, cricket, tennis, squash, soccer and swimming - at the side of a centre of sports sciences which is an initiative of Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra.
Dravid had written to the board prior to leaving for New Zealand with the India U-19 workforce for the World Cup. The former India captain has been the coach of the India U-19 and A groups since July 2015. Dravid needed to relinquish his job as a coach within the IPL closing 12 months because it was once deemed that he could be in warfare of interest if he persevered to be so.
BCCI office-bearers unhappy with fee-structure process
With the stress between the BCCI office-bearers and CoA rising, it has emerged that board’s appearing secretary Amitabh Choudhary has refused to sign the central contracts presented to the players. “What I will be able to tell you evidently is that I was not part of process. I will be able to additionally tell you that no one from the board was once. I additionally occur to be the convenor of senior variety committee and no meeting was once called. I would possibly not sign (at the contracts) if they arrive to me,” Choudhary stated.
It is also learnt that the fee structure was once not cleared via the finance committee. “The domestic players may have made more. But with the present structure, including the gross earnings percentage, they are going to not see any vital upward thrust in their match fees. The board may have waited any other 20 days because the world media rights had been to be announced. That too may have been factored in,” a BCCI authentic stated.
Interestingly, the CoA had determined that the appearing president CK Khanna and Choudhary could be part of the panel appointing the executive for advertising and marketing and gross sales. Both were not stored within the loop even because the board made an offer to a candidate for the submit of normal supervisor.
Conflict of interest comes back to haunt Rahul Dravid
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