Sourav Ganguly joined Delhi Capitals as a mentor prior to the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League. Gangly is a member of Cricket Advisory Committee which also includes VVS Laxman and Sachin Tendulkar, who are associated with SunRisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians respectively as mentors. However, Ganguly has been summoned by BCCI Ombudsman Justice (Retd.) D.K. Jain for a hearing. Moreover, on behalf of the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI), the CEO, Rahul Johri asked D.K. Jain to look into the role of Ganguly with Delhi Capitals.

However, the sources with the know-how of the progresses have mentioned that Sourav Ganguly, the advisor of Delhi Capitals and the President of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has said that there is no conflict of interest. Moreover, Ganguly has hinted that he is willing to step down as a member of the CAC.

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“Sourav last attended a CAC meeting during the appointment of Ravi Shastri as coach after the Champions Trophy in 2017. In fact, the committee has not even met in recent times and he is clear that if required, he will step down from the role to avoid any questions of conflict. Even though his stance remains unchanged that he is not conflicted in any way, he will meet the ombudsman and discuss the same,” the source stated.

Earlier, Bhaswati Santua, Ranjit Seal and Abhijeet Mukherjee from West Bengal questioned about Ganguly’s seating in the Delhi Capitals dugout during the match against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens on April 12. After that, D.K. Jain asked Ganguly to attend a deposition regarding conflict of interest.