When the Virat Kohli-co-owned UAE Royals, an International Tennis Premier League franchise announced India's Team Director Ravi Shastri as its team's advisor, it threw up a conflict of interest debate.


BCCI president Shashank Manohar (left) with Secretary Anurag Thakur. Pic/Atul Kamble

However, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Anurag Thakur did not see any conflict of interest in Kohli and Shastri joining hands for the IPTL.