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India captain MS Dhoni has reportedly offered to quit as captain of Chennai Super Kings, media reports said, apparently livid with his name being dragged into the spot fixing controversy that had hit the Indian Premier League last year.
Dhoni is currently leading India in Bangladesh, where they have made it to the semi-finals of the T20 WC, but the usually cool headed captain was learned to have been very disappointed and annoyed that his name has been sullied.
The wicketkeeper batsman, according to the Times of India, spoke to N Srinivasan over the phone on Friday about his offer of dual resignation as Chennai captain and India Cements VP - neither of which has been accepted yet but the newspaper quoted a source as saying that there could be a development soon.
Harish Salve, lawyer for the Cricket Association of Bihar, had accused Dhoni of giving a false statement to the Mukul Mudgal committee as the Supreme Court heard the BCCI's response on Thursday.
Salve, a prominent lawyer in India, said Dhoni, who leads Chennai Super Kings and is also an employee of India Cements, which owns Super Kings, was in a clear case of conflict of interest.
Dhoni had reportedly told the Mudgal committee that Meiyappan had nothing to do with the Chennai team but it was later established by the Supreme Court appointed probe panel that Meiyappan had indeed held a senior position in the franchisee and had indulged in betting on his own team.
However, the BCCI came out in strong defence of the national captain on Friday.
The petitioner's lawyer Harish Salve has reportedly accused India captain MS Dhoni of giving a false statement to the Mukul Mudgal committee as the Supreme Court heard the BCCI's response on Thursday.
Salve, a prominent lawyer in India, said Dhoni, who leads Chennai Super Kings and is also an employee of India Cements, which owns Super Kings, was in a clear case of conflict of interest.
Dhoni had reportedly told the Mudgal committee that Meiyappan had nothing to do with the Chennai team but it was later established by the Supreme Court appointed probe panel that Meiyappan had indeed held a senior position in the franchisee and had indulged in betting on his own team.
Dhoni is currently leading India in the T20 WC, where they have defeated Pakistan and West Indies in their first two games and currently sit on top of the table in Group 2.
Salve, according to media reports, also wanted the Chennai Super Kings banned from the IPL, in light of recent evidence.
Earlier today, the BCCI told the Supreme Court that N Srinivasan will step aside as board president and appoint secretary Sanjay Patel to run daily affairs. The board also offered a time-bound probe by the Chennai police.
The BCCI came out in strong defence of India and Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni, who was accused by the petitioner's lawyer Harish Salve of corrupt conduct by giving false statement to the Justice Mukul Mudgal committee.
Dhoni had reportedly told the Supreme Court appointed probe panel that Gurunath Meiyappan was merely a cricket enthusiast, but it was later established that the outgoing BCCI chief's son-in-law in fact held a senior position in the franchisee.
However, on Friday, as BCCI representatives responded to the Supreme Court's proposals, senior lawyer Aryama Sundaram launched a strong defence of Dhoni.
"Those were reckless allegations against the Indian captain. What was claimed by the petitioner, he (Dhoni) never said any such thing. It is one thing to make allegations and a totally different thing to substantiate them," Sundaram said.
The seasoned lawyer also said this was not the right time to make some allegations, which were instantly picked up by the media, especially when the Indian team is locked in battle at the T20 WC in Bangladesh. Under Dhoni, India have won both their matches and are set to face the hosts later tonight.[/img][/B]
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