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Dalmiya defends his stand on Kale
New Delhi, Nov 30: Cricket board chief Jagmohan Dalmiya today defended his stand of suspending Abhijit Kale saying he was `convinced` about the need to restrict the Maharashtra batsman from playing given the seriousness of the allegation.
New Delhi, Nov 30: Cricket board chief Jagmohan Dalmiya today defended his stand of suspending Abhijit Kale saying he was "convinced" about the need to restrict the Maharashtra batsman from playing given the seriousness of the allegation.
Dalmiya refused to elaborate on whether the selectors had legal evidence of kale offering to bribe them for a place in the national side and said he did not want to "prejudice the inquiry" by commenting on the matter at the moment.
"But I can say this much that the charge against kale is not a simple one. If it was a simple matter I would not have taken such a decision. I had to act very cautiously," Dalmiya told reporters after a meeting of the working committee here.
"Personally I feel I have taken a right decision. If a similar situation arises in future i will take a similar decision," Dalmiya said.
The BCCI chief, however, insisted that the suspension should not be seen as a punishment.
"I felt the player's action should be kept in abeyance for 15 days. I knew the player was available for selection for Ranji matches and the Sri Lanka 'A' series.
"I could not have allowed him to play matches because if the matter was raised afterwards and I was asked why I allowed him to play if I know about the charges I would have had no answer."
The working committee, which was briefed about the developments on the kale issue, endorsed the actions taken so far by the BCCI chief.
Bureau Report
"But I can say this much that the charge against kale is not a simple one. If it was a simple matter I would not have taken such a decision. I had to act very cautiously," Dalmiya told reporters after a meeting of the working committee here.
"Personally I feel I have taken a right decision. If a similar situation arises in future i will take a similar decision," Dalmiya said.
The BCCI chief, however, insisted that the suspension should not be seen as a punishment.
"I felt the player's action should be kept in abeyance for 15 days. I knew the player was available for selection for Ranji matches and the Sri Lanka 'A' series.
"I could not have allowed him to play matches because if the matter was raised afterwards and I was asked why I allowed him to play if I know about the charges I would have had no answer."
The working committee, which was briefed about the developments on the kale issue, endorsed the actions taken so far by the BCCI chief.
Bureau Report