I found no conflict as Kapil-led body was an ad-hoc CAC specific to head coach's appointment: Rai

Committee of Administrators chief Vinod Rai on Sunday said his panel never found any conflict of interest in having a Kapil Dev-led Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), an ad-hoc body formed to appoint the head coach of the men's team.

BCCI Ethics Officer Justice (Retd) D K Jain has issued notices to Kapil and fellow CAC members Shantha Rangaswamy and Anshuman Gaekwad for being directors of the newly-formed Indian Cricketers Association (ICA).

However, Rangaswamy has tendered her resignation after being served a conflict of interest notice on a complaint filed by Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) life member Sanjeev Gupta.

"We appointed the CAC as an ad-hoc body to specifically appoint the head coach of the men's national team. We as COA found that there was no Conflict of Interest," Rai told PTI.

It is understood that the ad-hoc CAC no longer exists after Ravi Shastri was reappointed as the head coach.

However, when Rai was asked about Jain's order, he refused to make any ...