Sachin Tendulkar yesterday provided an exhaustive response to the notice issued by the BCCI ethics officer Justice DK Jain over alleged conflict of interest complaint filed by Sanjeev Gupta, a life member of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association.

Tendulkar, who is a member of the Cricket Advisory Committee and a part of IPL franchise Mumbai Indians stated: "The Noticee was appointed to the panel of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) in the year 2015. The Hon'ble Ethics Officer will appreciate that the Noticee was named as the 'ICON' for Mumbai Indians much prior to his empanelment with the CAC – which fact has always been in the public domain. Accordingly, the BCCI (is) aware of the Noticee's association with the Mumbai Indians Franchise at the time of his appointment to the CAC."