Sachin Tendulkar refutes conflict of interest notice related to CAC and the IPL

A few days ago, Sanjeev Gupta, a member of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) filed a complaint against legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. The same was regarding the conflict of interest levelled against him and as per the complainant, Sachin was performing dual roles of a support staff of the Mumbai Indians (MI) along with being a member of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC).

The complainant also accused VVS Laxman, who’s also a part of the CAC and the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).  In the meantime, Sachin has responded to the allegations and refuted them. Sachin filed a 14-point written response to a notice sent by Ombudsman cum Ethics Officer Justice DK Jain. Sachin wrote that he has neither received any compensation from MI nor he holds any decision-making role in MI.

He does not occupy any position

“RAt the outset, the Noticee (Tendulkar) denies the contents of the Complaint in totality (except the statements specifically admitted herein). No part of the Complaint should be deemed to be admitted by the Noticee for lack of specific denials,” the 46-year-old Tendulkar wrote in his response as per reports in Hindustan Times.

As far as his role in the CAC is concerned, he said that he was appointed way back in 2015 as a member of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) committee and it was years after his involvement with the Mumbai Indians (MI) franchise.

“He does not occupy any position, nor has he taken any decision (including selection of team players) which could qualify as being in governance or management of the Franchise. Accordingly, there is no conflict of interest, either under the BCCI Rules or otherwise,” the world’s leading run-scorer in ODI and Test cricket further wrote in his response.

Tendulkar is currently playing the role of an icon in the MI franchise that he believes is now way a position either in the management or the governance of the team.

“The Complaint wrongly assumes that the Noticee’s association with the Mumbai Indians IPL Franchise (“Franchise”) is in the capacity of “governance”, “management” or “employment” – thereby attracting a conflict under Rule 38 (4). “His role is limited to providing guidance to the Franchise team by sharing his insights, learnings and working closely with the younger members in the team to help them realise their true potential.”

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