Sachin Tendulkar responded to the notice on Sunday sent by Ombudsman cum Ethics Officer Justice (Retd) DK Jain regarding the conflict of interest related to CAC and the IPL. A few days ago, a member of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA), Sanjeev Gupta had filed a complaint against Sachin Tendulkar due to his association with Mumbai Indians franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL) along with being a member of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC).

However, not only Tendulkar but former India player VVS Laxman was also accused of that. Like Tendulkar, Laxman is also a support staff of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)after being associated with the CAC. Meanwhile, Sachin Tendulkar has replied all the allegations and refuted them by filed a 14-point written response. He even further said that he is not a part of their decision-making team and he doesn’t even receive any money from the franchise.

“RAt the outset, the Noticee (Tendulkar) denies the contents of the Complaint in totality (except the statements specifically admitted herein). No part of the Complaint should be deemed to be admitted by the Noticee for lack of specific denials,” as per the reports in Hindustan Times, Tendulkar wrote this in his response.

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However, he further said that he was appointed as the CAC member in 2015 and that was much later of his association with the Mumbai Indians franchise.

“He does not occupy any position, nor has he taken any decision (including selection of team players) which could qualify as being in governance or management of the Franchise. Accordingly, there is no conflict of interest, either under the BCCI Rules or otherwise,” he further wrote in his response.

“The Complaint wrongly assumes that the Noticee’s association with the Mumbai Indians IPL Franchise (“Franchise”) is in the capacity of “governance”, “management” or “employment” – thereby attracting a conflict under Rule 38 (4). “His role is limited to providing guidance to the Franchise team by sharing his insights, learnings and working closely with the younger members in the team to help them realise their true potential.”

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Mumbai Indians will play their next game against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Sunday, April 28.