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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Roger Binny might land in trouble as he has been served a conflict of interest notice by the board’s Ethics Officer Vineet Saran. Meanwhile, Binny has been asked to submit a response in writing by December 20 for challenging the allegations against him and proving that such claims are irrelevant.
Sanjeev Gupta has filed the conflict of interest complaint against Binny. Gupta has alleged that Roger Binny’s daughter-in-law as well as a well-known sports presenter Mayanti Langer works for Star Sports which officially holds the media rights for India cricket’s home season. For the unversed, Langer is married to Stuart Binny and has been working for Star Sports for a while now.
“You are hereby informed that a complaint has been received under Rule 39(2)(b) of the Rules and Regulations of BCCI by the Ethics Officer, BCCI for breach of Rule 38 (1) (i) and Rule 38(2) of the said rules, constituting an instance of “conflict of interest” on your part.
“You are directed to file your Written Response to the accompanying complaint on or before 20/12/2022. The said response should be supported by a duly executed affidavit,” wrote Saran in the notice dated November 21 according to Times of India.
Notably, Binny took over the reins from Sourav Ganguly as he was unanimously elected as BCCI President at the board’s Annual General Meeting in Mumbai on 18 October. The 1983 World Cup winner has since then taken some bold steps including pay parity for women’s cricketers. BCCI announced a few weeks back that the women cricketers in India will be getting the same match fee as their male counterparts.
Meanwhile, the board also sacked the Chetan Sharma-led selection committee after India failed to qualify for the final of the T20 World Cup 2022. Some more bold decisions from Binny are on the cards with talks of an overhaul in India’s T20I setup doing the rounds.
