Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly currently holds three posts in matters related to the BCCI. Ethics Officer DK Jain has asked the BCCI to ensure that he holds onto only one of those positions owing to ‘Conflict of Interest’.

Ganguly is currently the President of the Cricket Association of Bengal, a member of the Cricket Advisory Committee and a part of the IPL franchise Delhi Capitals as mentor. According to DK Jain, as per the rules, Ganguly cannot keep more than one of these positions as it results in a "Conflict of Interest".

He sent a e-mail to BCCI to ensure that the 47-year-old does what he has been asked to. IANS got an access to the e-mail.

The mail read, “In the instant case, having regard to the afore noted stand of Mr. Ganguly, viz (i) that if it is found by the Ethics Officer that his presence in the CAC (Cricket Advisory Committee) has resulted in a "conflict of interest" situation, as envisaged in Rule 38 of the Rules, his Reply in these Complaints may be treated as his resignation there from immediate effect and (ii) that his involvement with the IPL Franchise has come to an end in May 2019, I declare that in the present case the "Conflict of Interest" is tractable.”

“Although it is trite law that the ignorance of the law is no excuse and, Mr Ganguly was obliged to disclose the requisite information as stipulated in Rule 38(2) of the Rules, but bearing in the mind the fact that the Rules have come into existence only after August 2018, I am inclined to give benefit of doubt to Mr. Ganguly that perhaps he may not have realised that his occupying the said three posts did involve "Conflict of Interest.”

“Accordingly, I direct the BCCI to ensure that Mr Sourav Ganguly relinquishes his interests, which give rise to "Conflict of Interest" and does not continue to occupy more than one post as enumerated in Rule 38(4) of the Rules at any given point of time.”