KOLKATA: Acting on the Lodha Committee reforms, the Cricket Association of Bengal has appointed former BCCI principal legal advisor Usha Nath Banerjee as ‘ombudsman-cum-ethics officer’ till the CAB’s next annual general meeting.
Banerjee, who is also chairman of the All India Football Federation’s Players’ Status Committee, will be required to redress any grievance or dispute relating to the CAB, its management and administration and also to adjudicate any conflict of interest.
In a statement, he said, “I am honoured and humbled for the confidence reposed by the CAB… I would discharge my responsibilities and duties neutrally and strictly in accordance with law, equity and fair play.”
Earlier this month, Banerjee was appointed to head a seven-member AIFF committee to decide on the status and transfer of footballer Abinash Ruidas, who was signed by Mumbai City FC at ISL players’ draft in July, and was embroiled in a controversy after it emerged that he is purportedly still in contract with I-League club East Bengal for another two years.
