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Vengsarkar not to write columns

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New Delhi: The stand-off between the Board of Control for Cricket in India and chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar was resolved on Thursday with the former India captain giving a “categorical assurance” that he would no longer write columns and defy the gag order.

The BCCI, which was to serve a show cause notice on Vengsarkar for continuing to write columns flouting its directive, decided not to take any action after his climb down.

Vengsarkar had a long meeting with the BCCI President, Sharad Pawar, and other top officials at the Ferozeshah Kotla here and the matter was resolved.

“Vengsarkar had a long meeting with president Sharad Pawar and other top BCCI officials and he has now given a categorical assurance that he would no longer write columns. The BCCI Vice-President, Rajiv Shukla, told PTI.

Shukla said since Vengsarkar had given this assurance and the matter had been resolved, the BCCI would no longer serve the show cause notice on him.

On a day of high drama, the BCCI first threatened to issue a show cause notice to the chief selector for continuing to defy the ban as his columns appeared in Hindi daily Amar Ujala and Marathi paper Sakal.

The BCCI move triggered off speculation that Vengsarkar may quit his post as chairman of the selection committee. Vengsarkar, who watched the proceedings of the first day’s play between India and Pakistan, did not take calls nor interacted with the media at Kotla. — PTI

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