Sachin Tendulkar blames BCCI is responsible for this current situation

Such situations have been arising due to his role as a member of the Cricket Advisory Committee and an Icon of Mumbai IndiansIn fact Tendulkar in his 13point response in possession of PTI to BCCI Ethics Officer DK Jain has requested him to call Committee of Administrators CoA chief Vinod Rai and CEO Rahul Johri to clarify their positionAccording to the BCCIs constitution clause 38 3 a Tractable conflicts are those that are resolvable or permissible or excusable through recusal of the individual concerned and or with full disclosure of the interest involvedAll three CAC members Tendulkar Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman have been served notices by the Ombudsman cum Ethics officer DK Jain and all three have rejected any conflict of interest in their initial affidavitsHowever what seems to have angered the legendary cricketer is BCCI CEO Johris letter in consultation with CoA to Jain where just like Ganguly Tendulkars issue has also been termed as a case of tractable Conflict of Interest a contention that the iconic cricketer firmly rejected The most pertinent points where Tendulkar has given a strong rebuttal are points 10 11 and 12Without prejudice to the aforesaid the Notice submits that it is surprising that the BCCI being the very authority responsible for the Notices empanelment to the Cricket Advisory Committee CAC is presently taking a position that the Notice is exposed to an alleged conflict of interest It is reiterated that the Notice was declared as the Mumbai Indians ICON post his retirement in 2013 which was much prior to his appointment to the CAC in 2015 Tendulkar has stated in his responseJust like Laxman Tendulkar also reiterated that neither the CEO nor the CoA had ever clarified the terms of reference with regards to his appointment in CACThe Notice Tendulkar has time and again sought clarification from the BCCI on the scope of his role in the CAC but has not received a response from BCCI till date BCCI is aware that the CAC merely performs an advisoryrecommendatory role and therefore the Noticees role as a Mumbai Indians Icon which in fact has always been in the public domain cannot in any practical way conflict with his involvement in the CACWhat has possibly irked Tendulkar is BCCIs contradictory stand which he has specified in point No 12 The Notice fails to understand how the BCCI after having appointed him to the CAC can now maintain its current stand that he is in a position of tractable conflict of interest The BCCI Response does not clarify this variance in its stance and the Notice requests the Honble Ethics Officer to call upon BCCI Officials Mr Rahul Johri and Mr Vinod Rai to clarify this positionTendulkar also pointed out how he had recused himself from recruitment process of the national U19 selection committee as his son Arjun was a contender in the Colts teamIt is critical to note that the Notice had specifically written to the BCCI in respect of the potential conflict of interest that could have arisen in the aforesaid scenario he wrote referring to that particular situationWhat has hurt Tendulkar is the fact that he is being asked questions despite serving Indian cricket for two decades The Notice has served the Indian cricket team for more than 2 decades and accepted empanelment with the CAC to help and contribute towards the growth of Indian cricket It is unfortunate that the Notice has to clarify the questions raised in the Complaint and BCCI ResponseThe Notice repeats that BCCI is responsible for the situation created in terms of the Notices honorary empanelment to the CAC even though he was a Mumbai Indians Icon at the relevant time The BCCI shall be called upon to clarify the issue Tendulkar also mentioned in his responseCatch up on all the latest T20 news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates