Former India opener Virender Sehwag revealed that he resigned from the Delhi and Districts Cricket Association’s (DDCA) cricket committee by only keeping the body’s interests in mind. Along with the other members Aakash Chopra and Rahul Sanghvi, Sheag recommended to retain Manoj Prabhakar as bowling coach but it wasn’t approved by the management.

Management’s refusal might have been one of the reasons for Sehwag’s resignation. However, as per DDCA sources the trio’s resignation was accepted because the board will submit a new constitution as per Supreme Court orders in the next two days and fresh panels need to be appointed.

When Sehwag was asked whether Prabhakar’s non-appointment led to his resignation, he gave an open-ended reply. He said, “We had come together and given time and effort with the idea of contributing and helping in the improvement of Delhi cricket within the framework of our role as a cricket committee. However, looking at the best interest of Delhi Cricket, we would like to inform you that all three of us would not be able to continue with the assignment of Cricket Committee of DDCA any further due to our busy schedule in day to day life.”

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It has also been believed that Delhi captain Gautam Gambhir is against Prabhakar’s appointment as he had been named in the 2000 match-fixing scandal.

Talking about the same, an anonymous DDCA official said, “Gautam has always followed this principle that he doesn’t want anyone remotely involved in malpractice like match-fixing to be a part of Delhi dressing room. However, it is wrong to say that Sehwag and Gambhir had a tiff on Prabhakar issue as the latter was special invitee to the panel. After the new constitution is adopted, Sehwag would have been hit by Conflict of Interest clause as he is an expert in the DDCA president’s channel. Similarly, Sanghvi is associated with Mumbai Indians. So they knew they had to go.”

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However, when asked why Gambhir didn’t protest in 2007-08 when Delhi won Ranji Trophy and Prabhakar was the bowling coach at that time or for that matter in 2017, the official known for his proximity to Gambhir gave a different reply.

The official further asserted, “In both cases, there was nobody who would have listened to Gambhir. If you look at 2016 season, Ajay Jadeja was appointed coach and as a captain he had to put his foot down. No alleged match-fixer in the dressing room of which he is a part.”