BCCI has dismissed the conflict of interest allegations against Sachin Tendulkar close on the heels of the former India cricketer issuing a statement through his legal counsel that he won't be part of any committee of the BCCI, including the Cricket Advisory Committee unless furnished with the terms of reference and tenure of his appointment.
In a two-page verdict, DK Jain, the BCCI Ethics Officer, who is also BCCI's ombudsman, dismissed the allegations as "infructuous", writing in his verdict: "Once the BCCI furnished the terms of reference and tenure, he will decide on the course of his participation in the same. Mr Tendulkar doesn't consider himself to be part of any Cricket Advisory Committee and will not act as such. In consequence, the present complaint doesn't survive for adjudication... resultantly, the present complaint is rendered infructuous and is disposed of, as such."
The conflict of interest issue arose when MPCA member Sanjeev Gupta filed a complaint, pointing at the dual roles Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman, who were members of the CAC and also served as mentors for Team Mumbai Indians and Team Hyderabad in the Indian T20 League. Both Tendulkar and Laxman, in their rebuttals, reasoned that the BCCI never clarified the scope of their roles as CAC members, despite repeated attempts to seek clarification.
