BCCI ethics officer Vineet Saran has served a conflict of interest notice to board president Roger Binny, reports PTI. Saran has also asked Binny to file a written response by December 20 against the conflict of interest allegations that have been levelled against him.
The complainant Sanjeev Gupta, has alleged that Binny is conflicted as his daughter-in-law Mayanti Langer works for Star Sports, which has the home season media rights for Indian cricket.
"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.
World Cup winner Binny was appointed as the 36th BCCI president in October, replacing former India captain Sourav Ganguly.
The 67-year-old played 27 Tests and T20 ODIs for India. He is the 36th president of India's apex cricket body.
His most recent stint was as Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) President. As expected, he will leave his position as president at KSCA. Earlier, Binny was a part of the senior selection committee when Sandeep Patil was the chairman.
A former all-rounder and father of former India cricketer Stuart Binny, Roger was an integral part of India's World Cup-winning team in 1983 led by legendary Kapil Dev. The pacer took 18 wickets, the most by a bowler in the tournament. He has represented India in 27 Tests and 72 ODIs. He has taken a total of 124 international wickets.
Stuart is married to Mayanti, who is a TV journalist and anchor.
(With PTI inputs)
