Kapil Dev moves court against BCCI

[IndianRenegade]

Kapil Dev moves court against BCCI Former Indian cricket captain Kapil Dev on Tuesday has approached Delhi High Court to challenge the BCCI's decision to stop his pension and other benefits he is entitled to as an ex-player. In an affidavit, Kapil alleged that the Indian Cricket Board , which he served for 30 years, stopped his post-retirement benefits by "deliberately amending the rules" after he joined the Indian Cricket League (ICL). The affidavit said that the only way retired cricketers could earn a livelihood was through the game and the Board could not, by illegally changing its rules and regulations, deprive them of the benefits. Kapil also said, "As soon as I joined the Indian Cricket League, the BCCI sacked me as NCA chairman."

[DomainK]

Kapil Dev and BCCI lock horns... Apparently BCCI has decided to stop his pension: Kapil Dev has filed a petition against the Indian board for stopping his pension after he joined the Indian Cricket League (ICL), an initiative not backed by the BCCI. Kapil levelled the charge that the board had "deliberately amended the rules" following his move to the ICL by altering the word 'pension' with 'Benevolent Fund'. Kapil's affidavit, which was filed in the Delhi High Court, read: "The only way of earning a livelihood for us retired cricketers is through the game and the board cannot, by illegally changing its rules and regulations, deprive us of the benefits." He also contested BCCI's decision to sack him as the chairman of the National Cricket Academy, a post he held till joining the ICL as the chairman of its executive board. The BCCI members met for a special general meeting last August where the decision to remove Kapil from the chairman's post at the NCA was made along with decision to deny players the right to derive any benefit from the BCCI if they were associated with the ICL. This meant former players, Kiran More, Balwinder Singh Sandhu, Sandeep Patil, EAS Prasanna, Madan Lal, Rajesh Chauhan, who joined the ICL in various roles, also had their pensions revoked by the board.