Mumbai: Former Mumbai left-arm spinner Ankeet Chavan, who was suspended for all times by the BCCI for his alleged involvement in IPL spot-fixing scandal in 2013 together with S Sreesanth, has requested the BCCI to issue his ban revocation letter which might enable him to return to aggressive cricket.
Last yr, the BCCI’s Ombudsman Justice (Retd) DK Jain had diminished the quantum of sentence for each Sreesanth and Chavan to seven years from the life ban imposed by the cricket board.
While the copy of the order relating to Sreesanth had arrived even earlier than his ban ended on September 2020, Chavan had to wait until May 3 to get his order. However, so as to return to motion, he wants a affirmation letter from the BCCI which he hasn’t but obtained.Â
“My ban has been reduced by the Ombudsman last year and the quantum of sentence was seven years which ended in September 2020,” Chavan informed PTI.
“On May 3, I have got a letter from Ombudsman, which is already marked to the BCCI. This was after a virtual hearing on April 19, when I was called upon by the Ombudsman.”
Chavan has requested his dwelling state affiliation to pursue the matter with the BCCI as he hasn’t obtained any reply from the father or mother physique for the previous month because the Ombudsman order got here.
“I got letter from Ombudsman that my ban has been reduced to seven years. I had written to BCCI president, secretary and CEO for a letter which states that my ban has been reduced.”Â
“The same as what was given to Sreesanth, but his order came before the end of the ban and mine after the completion of ban. Since I didn’t get that letter, I had to write to MCA requesting them to write to BCCI for that letter.”
“If I have to make myself available, I have to produce a letter from BCCI to prove that my ban has been reduced. Once the letter comes, I can officially start playing again,” Chavan stated.Â
