The veteran journalist, Rajat Sharma on Saturday decided to resign from the post of president of Delhi & Districts Cricket Association (DDCA), citing his inability to continue amidst “various pulls and pressures” within the organization. Sharma served as president of DDCA for almost 20 months and his tenure was a turbulent one with his public differences with general secretary Vinod Tihara, who enjoys a fair amount of support base in the organization.

Announcing his resignation, Sharma said, “The cricket administration here is full of pulls and pressures all the time. I feel that vested interests are always actively working against the interest of cricket. It seems that it may not be possible to carry on in DDCA with my principles of integrity, honesty, and transparency, which I am not willing to compromise at any cost.”

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Sharma had joined cricket administration after receiving active backing from former finance minister late Arun Jaitley. He also tweeted about his resignation as he wrote: “Today I have tendered my resignation from the post of President, DDCA and has sent it to the Apex Council. I thank all of you for your overwhelming support, respect, and affection during my tenure. My best wishes to @delhi_cricket”.

Today I have tendered my resignation from the post of President, DDCA and has sent it to the Apex Council. I thank all of you for your overwhelming support, respect and affection during my tenure. My best wishes to @delhi_cricket

— Rajat Sharma (@RajatSharmaLive) November 16, 2019

Many DDCA officials believe that Sharma lost ground once Jaitley was no more as the late former finance minister was the binding force for all the different factions.

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Talking about his resignation further, Sharma said, “In my endeavour, though I faced many roadblocks, opposition and oppression, just to keep me from discharging my duties in fair and transparent. That’s why I have decided to call it a day and hereby tender my resignation to the Apex Council from the post of President, DDCA with immediate effect.”