BCCI advises Roger Binny to quit the selection committee
Roger Binny, the legend of 1983 World Cup, is likely to resign from the BCCI’s five members selection committee to avoid any conflict of interest.
The Indian Cricket Board asked Roger Binny to consider his position in the selection committee as the new president wants to abolish the allegation of conflict of interest from Indian cricket.
Stuart Binny, the son of Roger Binny, has been selected for the first two Test against South Africa. So, Binny may resign to avoid another conflict of interest fracas in BCCI after the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on November 9.
The conflict of interest in Binny’s case raises from the fact that his son, Stuart is part of the current national team and always in the scheme of things of late to claim a spot in all three formats.
Stuart’s wife Mayanti Langer is an anchor of the official broadcaster Star Sports, that has all the right to air the matches.
According to the DNA report, the BCCI has advised the 1983 World Cup winner to take a decision before the AGM on Monday. There is still one year left before the term of current selection panel ends, which means the board will have to make a fresh appointment to replace Binny.
Shashank Manohar, the new BCCI president, promised that he would clean up all the messes in BCCI. So, when he elected BCCI president, his son Adwait quit from the board’s legal committee for the same reasons.
“Roger has been given time to decide about his future post-AGM. All selectors and officials of the BCCI now understand that after the Supreme Court verdict on N Srinivasan’s conflict of interest case, every individual attached with the board will have to decide whether they want a position in any state association or an office of profit,” the source told DNA.
Stuart has been selected for first two Tests against South Africa of the four-Test Gandhi-Mandela series. He has taken two wickets in the final Test against Sri Lanka at Colombo.