Former Indian batsman Pravin Amre has given his resignation from the managing committee of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) after he was appointed as the Head of the Talent Hunts for the Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Daredevils.

The Delhi-based outfit has a pretty solid base this time around and will look to make sure that the team combination doesn’t go to waste.

“It is with a heavy heart that I tender my resignation from the managing committee of the MCA with immediate effect. I had to take this big step in keeping with the high standards that our august cricket body has set over the years,” Amre wrote in his letter.

“I have just been appointed the Head of Talent for Delhi Daredevils and it was only in the fitness of things that I stand down from the MCA,” he further added.

“This, I believe is the ideal way to avoid being considered a fit case for conflict of interest as per the guidelines of the Justice Lodha panel recommendations. We, as administrators, have always set lofty standards for others to follow and I am only trying to follow that path,” he said.

**Pravin Amre represented India. Photo Credit: Getty Images.**

Pravin Amre. MCA, Managing Committee, India, BCCI — **Pravin Amre represented India. Photo Credit: Getty Images.**

Amre was a right-handed batsman who is mostly remembered for his century on Test debut at the Kingsmead in Durban. He thanked all the members of the Mumbai Cricket Association and to his voters who showed faith in him for several years.

“As a Mumbai cricket product, I have been fortunate to have served the sport in the city in various capacities. It is therefore with a heavy heart that I tender my resignation in order to pursue my professional commitments.

“I believe it is the ideal time to set a new pattern in sports administration in India by turning a professional administrator,” Amre further said in the letter.