Veteran opener Gautam Gambhir has recently been appointed as a government nominee in Delhi & District Cricket Association’s (DDCA) Managing Committee. Now, his appointment has come under the scanner due to conflict of interest issue.

On Friday, Gambhir took to Twitter to announce that he has been nominated in the managing committee of DDCA and also thanked sports minister Rajyavardhan Rathore.

DDCA’s managing committee, as and when it comes into effect, will decide on coach and selection committee, which will be very helpful for Gambhir, as an active cricketer. Interestingly, Delhi High Court appointed administrator of DDCA, Justice (Retd) Vikramajit Sen said he was uninformed of the presence of any managing committee in the current set-up.

As quoted in PTI, Justice, Sen said, “I have not received any notification from the government about Gautam Gambhir’s appointment. I am not aware of any managing committee. I will be writing to the sports ministry to seek more details. Also, he is an active cricketer, so I am not sure if Lodha Committee reforms will allow him to take up administrative post.”

It is also ascertained that no such managing committee subsists as of now in DDCA since the time court-appointed administrator took over. A close friend of Gambhir said that if the conflict of interest issue arises then he will not take up the post. He said, “Gautam has no plans to retire and will be playing active cricket. If there is a conflict of interest issue, he will not take up the post.”