Published: Jan 20, 2016, 12:21 PM (IST)
Edited: Jan 20, 2016, 12:21 PM (IST)
Rajasthan Royals (RR) cricketer Ajit Chandila has been slapped with a life ban by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) following his inclusion in the spot-fixing scandal in the Indian Premier League (IPL). His other teammates Sreesanth and Ankeet Chavan were too conferred a similar sentence earlier.
The BCCI disciplinary met on Tuesday at the Cricket Centre smacked such decision on his suspected association in the scandal. Chandila was livid with this decision and was quoted in a report from MidDay saying, “They (BCCI disciplinary committee) are bigger than the judiciary. They behave as if they are God. Rules are broken and followed as per their (BCCI) convenience.”
According to the BCCI press release, Chandila was held “guilty of misconduct and corruption within Articles 2.1.1; Article 2.1.2; Article 2.1.3; Article 2.1.4; Article 2.2.2; Article 2.2.3; Article 2.4.1 of the BCCI Anti Corruption Code”.
Chandila further said, “I will challenge this order in court. The BCCI has based this case on Delhi police’s chargesheet. The Delhi court has dropped those charges against me. So, on what basis have they decided to inflict a life ban on me? I have denied all the allegations against me to them (BCCI disciplinary committee). This is like a gang rape on me and my family. The names in the envelope submitted by Justice Mudgal are still kept a secret. I too have a name and family.”
Chandila feels that BCCI have been partial towards his issue and have not made the right use of their powers. This ban certainly means that Chandila cannot take an active part in any cricketing activities and cannot be associated with any activities of the BCCI or its members.
According to the latest update on this matter, Chandila has said that he won’t be challenging the decision in the court but will ask BCCI to rethink about its decision. He was quoted in a report from PTI saying, “I am not planning to challenge the decision in the court. I want to request the BCCI to reconsider their decision. There is no one higher in between the court and the BCCI. The BCCI has different set of rules and the court has different set of rules. I am hopeful that the cricket board will consider my request”.
