Shantha Rangaswamy Resigns From CAC After Being Served Conflict Of Interest Notice

Rangaswamy said that the notice they received from the Ethics officer wasn't the first time that former players have been pulled up

Shantha Rangaswamy, one of the three members of the Kapil Dev-led Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), resigned from her position after BCCI Ethics Officer DK Jain sent a notice to the committee members, with regards to allegations of conflict of interest, as claimed by MPCA life member Sanjeev Gupta. Rangaswamy is alleged to be conflicted because of her multiple role; besides being a CAC member, she also is a member of Indian Cricketers Association (IAS). As per the BCCI constitution, no individual can hold more than one post at the same time. "I gave my resignation from the CAC, as also the directorship of the players association. Last night I mailed it to the concerned authorities. Now, I can understand individuals complaining. But if the Ethics Officer acts on that, then it is not worth continuing. And I think one of the pressing demands for the new BCCI committee will be to provide clarity on this conflict of interest clause and from where are they looking to get eligible cricketers in key committees," the former cricketer told IANS. Rangaswamy also said that the notice they received from the Ethics officer on Saturday wasn't the first time that former players have been pulled up. "See, they first pulled up Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman. Now to Kapil, Anshu and me. Trying to target Rahul Dravid for training the future cricketers of India? If this is the scenario, most former cricketers will not prefer to be associated with the BCCI. Why give room for the speculations and all, so thought best is to resign in the interest of the game," she explained. It's not only who faced BCCI's heat, team India head coach Ravi Shastri might be needing to be re-appointed as head coach if BCCI Ethics Officer D.K. Jain finds CAC guilty of conflict.