The Justice Lodha Panel yesterday denied that it had painted cricket selectors as morally ‘depraved and despicable’ individuals as has been reported in a section of the media, saying that there was no attempt on its part to do so
New Delhi: The Justice Lodha Panel yesterday denied that it had painted cricket selectors as morally ‘depraved and despicable’ individuals as has been reported in a section of the media, saying that there was no attempt on its part to do so.
Quoting BCCI Secretary Ajay Shirke, reports in a section of the media had said that a member of the Lodha panel had made accusations that cricket selectors took ‘sexual favours’ while picking players.
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“It is reiterated that no allegation was made regarding national selectors or state selectors or office bearers. There was absolutely no attempt to project the selectors as ‘depraved and despicable’,” the panel said in a press release.
“The functions of this Committee being to fulfill the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, it would not like to engage in public debate on issues. The Committee is only attempting to discharge its responsibility,” it added.
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