Conflict of interest complaint against Kapil Dev rendered infructuous

MPCA life member Sanjeev Gupta had levelled conflict of interest allegation against Kapil Dev and BCCI ethics officer DK Jain has rendered it infructuous.

CAC members Kapil Dev (C), Anshuman Geakwad and Shantha Rangaswamy (File photo).

BCCI ethics officer DK Jain on Sunday confirmed that he has rendered the conflict of interest complaint against Kapil Dev as “infructuous” after the former India captain stepped down from his multiple cricketing roles.

Jain, who is into the last month of his one-year contract with the BCCI, had earlier rendered infructuous the complaint against Shantha Rangaswamy and Anshuman Gaekwad in December after they also stepped down from their multiple posts. “The complaint against Kapil has been rendered infructuous,” Jain told PTI.

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All three of them were part of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) but resigned in September after MPCA life member Sanjeev Gupta had levelled conflict of interest allegations against them. BCCI has now formed a new CAC.

Jain had called Rangaswamy, Gaekwad and Kapil for a personal hearing on December 27 and 28 in Mumbai but the World Cup-winning captain did not appear due to personal reasons. As per the BCCI constitution, no person can occupy more than one post at the same time.