Rattled by betting charges against Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra, the BCCI on Thursday convened an Emergent Working Committee meeting in New Delhi on Monday to discuss the issue and “take action if required”.
Addressing a press conference here, the BCCI Working Group’s chief Jagmohan Dalmiya said the entire issue of Raj Kundra’s alleged involvement in betting will come up for discussion at the meeting.
“Raj Kundra issue will be discussed in the Working Committee, which is going to be held on June 10 and after we hear the details, if it demands any strict action, we will look into it,” Dalmiya said.
The veteran administrator also said that Baroda Cricket Association’s Sanjay Patel will be the new BCCI Secretary while the post of the treasurer will be announced later.
He also said that no BCCI member will be part of the inquiry Commission and the two retired High Court judges T Jayaram Chouta and R Balasubramaniam will form the two-member commission to probe allegations against BCCI chief N Srinivasan’s son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan and CSK.
“I have decided that let there be a two-man commission. We pose full faith in the two retired judges and leave the matter to them. These two judges will carry on the probe,” Dalmiya said.
Dalmiya said there would be no time frame for the Commission to submit the report to the BCCI since, “we want total justice and will go deep into it. We will not curtail inquiry.”
Asked about Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s alleged conflict of interest issues, Dalmiya said the BCCI will not cover up the matter but will wait for the ongoing Champions Trophy to be completed.
“As far as Dhoni issue is concerned, you all have seen it in the papers and so have I. let it come out... At this juncture, when we are in the midst of the Champions Trophy, we are not going to earn anything by disturbing the atmosphere. But at the same time, we are not going to cover it up. Please wait and see,” he assured.
On whether Rajasthan Royals could face termination since one of the owners had brought the league into disrepute, he said the Board will wait wait till they have enough evidence to take steps.