My NCA vision not in alignment with other members: Kumble
December 12th, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Former India captain Anil Kumble, who Monday stepped down as the chairman of the National Cricket Academy (NCA), said that his vision for the premier institution in Bangalore was not in alignment with some Board members.
“I had a three-year vision, a holistic approach for the NCA that was not in alignment with that of the rest of the committee. It didn’t make sense to me to just be a figurehead in this kind of a situation. So I thought it was better that somebody else take over,” Kumble was quoted as saying by the ESPNcricinfo.
Kumble resigned during the working committee meeting of the BCCI here Monday fter some members were opposed to his wearing multiple hats as a cricket administrator.
Critics pointed out that Kumble, who is the KSCA president, chairman of the NCA and a mentor with the Indian Premier League (IPL) team Royal Challengers Bangalore, is in a position to influence the selection of players managed by Tenvic.
At the meeting, Kumble apparently had a brush with senior board officials over the issue before he offered to quit and his resignation was accepted. Former BCCI treasurer M.P. Pandove, chairman of Specialised Academies, has been named interim NCA chairman.
The “conflict of interest” was highlighted by Outlook magazine, citing that India medium-pacer from Karnataka Vinay Kumar and state new ball bowler Sreenath Aravind, who was in the India sqaud for the England series, were signed by his management firm.
It was felt that as KSCA president, Kumble is in a position to appoint selectors who could be picking players who have been contracted by Kumble’s company. Also as RCB mentor, his decisions could benefit the players signed by him.
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