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Ban on players to stay, says BCCI

Last Updated 29 July 2015, 19:13 IST

The BCCI on Wednesday made it very clear that it was not having second thoughts on revoking the ban on former India pacer S Sreesanth and spinner Ankeet Chavan in the wake of a Delhi Court dropping all charges against them in the IPL 2013 spot-fixing case.

All the 36 accused persons including Sreesanth, Chavan and Ajit Chandila were discharged in the IPL-6 spot fixing case by Patiala House Court last week but the Indian board had refused to lift their ongoing ban.

The Kerala Cricket Association had made a plea to the BCCI for allowing Sreesanth to play again but Thakur said there will be no rethink on the life ban of the two cricketers.

“The earlier decision of BCCI’s disclipinary commitee ban on this case will stay on,” Thakur told reporters.

“Disciplinary proceedings are different, criminal proceedings are different. The action taken in the past were based on the disciplinary action for the indiscipline of these players, reports submitted by the the anti-corruption unit. So the same decision of ban will continue on these players,” he added.

All the three accused cricketers had to spend time in jail during the course of investigation. Of the three, Sreesanth and Chavan are currently serving life bans imposed by the BCCI after the scandal shook the high-profile league, while Chandila’s hearing is still on. 

Chavan request

MCA has received a formal request from banned cricketer Ankeet Chavan to be allowed to resume his cricket career and the state association will decide on the matter at its managing committee meeting on August 2.

“We have received a formal request from Chavan that he be allowed to play again. We will put it before our President Sharad Pawar and other managing committee members at our meeting on Sunday,” said Mumbai Cricket Association’s joint secretary PV Shetty on Wednesday.

Shetty said whatever be the decision of the managing committee on the issue, the final authority is the Cricket Board.

“We may decide to forward his letter along with our own decision to the BCCI. But we will abide by whatever the BCCI says, “ he added.

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(Published 29 July 2015, 19:13 IST)

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