Shashank Manohar’s son quits from BCCI posts to avoid conflict of interest

Shashank Manohar’s son quits from BCCI posts to avoid conflict of interest

Newly elected president of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Shashank Manohar’s son, Adwait quit his posts from the board’s legal and marketing departments on Sunday as the former wanted to ensure in future there are no allegations raised of conflict of interest against him or his son. The administrator earlier had announced the appointment of an ethics officer who would deal with the cases regarding the conflict of interest issues as part of a clean-up operation in order to restore the shattered image of India’s cricket board. Manohar also announced several other important decisions which included central contracts of women cricketers, common auditor to monitor expenses of all the state units and putting BCCI’s balance sheet on the Board website in order promote transparency. READ: Shashank Manohar announces appointment of Ethics Officer among various BCCI reforms

According to Indian Express, a BCCI official said, “Before taking the chair of BCCI president, Manohar had clearly stated that his son would resign from all posts in the BCCI. He (Manohar) doesn’t want any conflict of interest issue especially after he has listed out key points to reform BCCI. Manohar had informed BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur that his son will forward him a resignation letter at the earliest. With his son resigning, Manohar has clearly sent a strong message on his first day itself.”

The 58-year-old who was elected unopposed at the Board’s Special General Meeting in Mumbai on Sunday said he also wants to have discussions with central government authorities to find out whether an investigating agency can be attached to the BCCI. READ: India Women cricketers to be signed up on central contracts by BCCI