BCCI ombudsman clears media manager of conflict of interest charges

Justice AP Shah, the Board of manage for Cricket in India's (BCCI) ombudsman, has disregarded warfare of interest allegations towards the board's media manager Nishant Arora, pointing out that the charges levelled against him "can't be an trouble of consideration." Neeraj Gunde, a self-proclaimed cricket activist, had filed a grievance with the the ombudsman on January 19, expressing worries over Arora's a couple of duties - that of BCCI media supervisor and his obvious position of participant agent to India cricketers Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh.

"The applicant alleges that Mr. Arora was formerly an agent/supervisor of cricketers Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh. The ombudsman notes that first allegation, of Mr. Arora's former associations with cricketers, cannot be an difficulty of attention, and is consequently disregarded outright," an e mail conversation to PTI from the BCCI office of the ombudsman changed into quoted as pointing out on Monday (February 29).

In his mail to the ombudsman, Gunde had additionally brought into query Arora's association with the corporation very last rating control Pvt. Ltd, claiming the business enterprise had a commercial relationship with the BCCI via its tie-americawith the Himachal Pradesh Cricket association (HPCA). In his respond to the unique mail dated February eleven, Arora had said that his wife - Ms. Neha Soni Arora - failed to hold any directorial publish at very last score. Arora additionally clarified that his mother changed into no longer a director within the business enterprise and that all stocks held via them had been liquidated in December 2015, earlier than Gunde's letter to the ombudsman.

"From Mr Arora's respond, acquired on eleven February, 2016, it's miles clear that Mr Arora's spouse does not keep any directorial post at final score. The applicant Mr Gunde was offered an opportunity to respond to Mr Arora's reply however no further response turned into acquired. it is glaring that Mr Arora's claims aren't contradicted. The software no longer stands, and is, therefore disposed of," the ombudsman responded.