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October 10, 2011
Anil Kumble, the former India captain, is at the centre of a controversy over possible conflict-of-interest issues relating to his various roles in cricket administration. Kumble is now president of the Karnataka State Cricket, the head of the National Academy of cricket and is the mentor of the Royal Challengers Bangalore, also co-owner of a talent management company that called his book Tenvic several young players that Vinay Kumar R, S Aravind, part of the team in India for the upcoming series against England.
It is the latter role has raised eyebrows. Tenvic - named after ten wicket row Kumble against Pakistan in 1999 - deals with the commercial interests of the players, told his partner Vasanth Bharadwaj Outlook magazine. "It makes no sense for someone to mentor and another to commercial manipulation," he is quoted as saying. It is regarded as an area of conflict of interest that the potential for Kumble to influence the elections in both Karnataka and Royal Challengers sides, and in view of its role in the NCA, the nursery of Indian cricket.
Kumble did not respond when contacted ESPNcricinfo but explained his position to Outlook, which first ran the story. "I see no conflict of interest. I am very clear in my mind on this. The most important thing is to focus on what you are trying to achieve, and I'm trying to do."
Asked if it was important to be seen above board, he said: "I focus on what needs to be done, not what people may think, the positions of the KSCA and the NCA is a Honorary work, and I have to see after. myself. At this stage of my career, I have to. Otherwise, you would have to be like Gandhi and give up. "
However, his explanations do not wash with many of his peers. Bishan Singh Bedi, another former captain and India spinner, told Outlook: "I can not believe it, I do not believe that I will not sully the image I have of him .."
A similar controversy erupted earlier this year during the tour of India to England when Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri, who was part of ESPN Star Sports commentary team, has been seen in public perception was compromised when they are also the BCCI employees.
A more serious conflict of interest is being reviewed by the Supreme Court: it is the former president AC Muthiah petition that the current incumbent, N Srinivasan, can not be both an official of the BCCI and the owner of a franchise of the IPL (his company owns in Chennai Super Kings). The Supreme Court had allowed the rise Srinivasan to the position of president to go ahead last month but said its decision was conditional on completion of the largest petition.
In September 2008, shortly after the first season of IPL, the BCCI had changed the rules of 6.2.4 item for players, team officials, referees and administrators. Before modifying the clause: "No director may hold, directly or indirectly, any commercial interest in games and events held by the Board." After the change, said: "No director, directly or indirectly, any commercial interest in any of the events of the BCCI, excluding IPL, Champions League and Twenty20."
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