BCCI to discuss Raj Kundra issue on 10 June: Jagmohan Dalmiya

Kolkata: Reacting on the controversy surrounding the issue of betting by Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra, BCCI interim president Jagmohan Dalmiya said on Thursday that the matter would be discussed in the working committee meeting to be held on June 10.

On the matter of action against Kundra if found guilty Dalmiya said, “If it demands any strict action, we will look into it.” He added that action against Kundra will depend on the evidence.

“We cannot come to any decision unless we look into the matter,” he emphasized. 

When asked about the conflict of interest surrounding the Indian cricket captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Dalmiya said, "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.

Jagmohan Dalmiya revealed that Sanjay Patel of the Baroda Cricket Association had been named as the honorary secretary of the board in place of Sanjay Jagdale. 

Jagdale had resigned as the board member in the wake of allegations of N Srinivasan's son-in-law, Gurunath Meiyappan, being involved in betting. He said that 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 Meiyappan and CSK.

Both justices Chouta and Balasubramaniam were members of the original panel, which also had BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale as the third member.

The committee had to be re-constituted following Jagdale's resignation. Dalmiya was given the responsibility to choose the third member. 

"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.

“There is no timeframe for completing the probe on spot-fixing,” he added.

Dalmiya said the BCCI has received an interim report from its Anti-Corruption and Security Unit chief Ravi Sawani but nothing concrete can be said on the issue.

"Interim report has been submitted to BCCI. Information has been sought from the Delhi and the Mumbai police. They have not provided anything yet. Once we receive it, we will share it with you," he said.

On whether the BCCI would think of discontinuing IPL in the wake of the scandals, Dalmiya said," There should not be any kind of thoughts that it would be shelved."