Shantha Rangaswamy Steps Down From CAC, ICA Directorship Over Conflict Of Interest Issue

Former India skipper Santha Rangaswamy has stepped down from the Cricket Advisory Committee and the Indian Cricketers Association (ICA) in the wake of the conflict of interest notice served to her. Meanwhile, BCCI’s Ethics Officer DK Jain served a notice to Rangaswamy along with Kapil Dev and Anshuman Gaekwad.

Rangaswamy, a part of CAC, who re-appointed Ravi Shastri as India’s head coach for another term, resigned from her post in the early hours of Sunday. Shantha Rangaswamy emailed her resignation to the Committee of Administrators (CoA) and the Board’s CEO, Rahul Johri, stating that she no longer wishes to be part of the CAC.

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Reports reveal that Rangaswamy has also mailed her resignation to Gopal Krishna Pillai – the interim chairman of the ICA – stating that she wishes to step down as the director of the association. After stepping down from the director role of the ICA, she has applied for the general membership role.

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Notably, Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) life member Sanjeev Gupta, who filed a Conflict of Interest complaint against Rahul Dravid, had also filed the complaint against the trio. As per the BCCI constitution, no individual can hold more than one post at the same time.

A top BCCI official said that Shantha Rangaswamy has wished to step down from her roles in the wake of the conflict of interest notice. The official also stated it is her personal call to discontinue her job.

“In her emails, she (Rangaswamy) has made it clear that she wants to step down from both the positions. It is absolutely her personal call,” a top BCCI official said.

BCCI had asked three of them to respond by October 10 over the Conflict of Interest charges labelled against them.

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