IPL 2022: BCCI to probe Ahmedabad IPL team owners CVC Capital’s connection with betting companies

The
CVC
Capital
had
pipped
favourite
Adani
Group
to
buy
the
team,
but
since
then
has
come
under
spotlight
because
of
its
alleged
connection
with
betting
companies
outside
India.

“We
have
formed
a
committee
who
are
investigating
into
the
matter,”
said
Board
secretary
Jay
Shah
after
the
BCCI
AGM
here.

On
the
IPL
2022
Mega
Auction
which
is
slated
for
next
year,
Shah
said:
“The
IPL
Governing
council
will
take
a
call
on
this.”
Hence,
there
was
no
certain
date
was
announced
for
the
mega
auction.

Former
India
batsman
VVS
Laxman
has
been
touted
as
the
frontrunner
to
take
over
the
NCA
chief
role,
a
space
left
vacant
after
Rahul
Dravid
was
appointed
as
India
head
coach.

Laxman’s
appointment
was
one
of
the
points
of
discussion
at
the
AGM.

Laxman
will
have
to
come
“through
the
process”
for
succeeding
Rahul
Dravid
as
the
head
of
National
Cricket
Academy,
BCCI
secretary
Jay
Shah
said
here
on
Saturday
(December
4).

The
topmost
NCA
post
fell
vacant
after
Dravid
took
over
as
the
head
coach
of
Team
India
following
team’s
T20
World
Cup
exit
in
the
UAE
last
month.

“We
will
advertise
for
the
NCA
appointment.
First,
he
(VVS)
has
to
apply
for
the
post,”
BCCI
secretary
Jay
Shah
told
PTI
after
their
90th
AGM
here.

Indian
stalwart
Dravid
too
had
to
go
through
a
similar
process
before
becoming
the
India
head
coach.

Initially
reluctant
to
shift
base
to
Bangalore
from
Hyderabad,
Laxman
has
already
quit
from
his
role
as
mentor
of
IPL
team
Sunrisers
Hyderabad
ahead
of
IPL
2022.

He
will
also
have
to
quit
commentary
or
writing
columns
for
newspapers
to
avoid
conflict
of
interest,
if
he
is
to
take
over
as
the
NCA
boss.