Hearing concludes in Dravid’s conflict case, verdict out soon
New Delhi, Nov. 12: The hearing in the alleged conflict of interest case involving Indian cricketing great Rahul Dravid concluded here on Tuesday with BCCI ethics officer DK Jain saying “his order can be expected soon”.
MPCA life member Sanjiv Gupta had filed a complaint against Dravid, alleging conflict of interest in his current role as National Cricket Academy (NCA) Head and being an India Cements employee. “The hearing has been concluded. You can expect my order soon,” Jain said.
The 46-year-old former India captain had earlier explained his case in a personal hearing held in
Mumbai on September 26. However, the ethics officers asked Dravid to depose before him for a second time but on Monday. It is learnt the NCA chief was represented by his lawyer. “A lawyer from BCCI and complainant Gupta were also heard,” a board official said.
Asked why
Dravid was required to depose again, Jain added,
“There is no special reason. I had some doubts and I thought I must clarify them”.
Dravid is currently the NCA Director in Bengaluru besides being a vice-president in the India Cements group, which owns the IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings. He was also the head coach of the India A and Under-19 teams before being handed the NCA role, which includes monitoring the progress of these two sides as well.
In his earlier submission, Dravid had defended himself saying he has taken leave of absence from India Cements and he has nothing to do with the Chennai Super Kings. —