Kerala Cricket Association's (KCA) ongoing effort to support former India pacer S Sreesanth seems to have given a ray of hope to Mumbai left-arm spinner Ankeet Chavan. KCA has appealed to Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to lift the ban on the fast bowler, who was cleared, along with Ajit Chandila and Chavan of any wrongdoing by the Patiala House court in Delhi after the trio was accused of spot-fixing in the 2013 IPL. Buoyed by KCA 's move, TOI has now learnt that Chavan too has written a letter to Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), requesting their help.
The letter, a copy of which is with TOI, is an appeal to BCCI to help him return to the game and lift the ban imposed on him. "Since I've been discharged from all the charges by the court, I humbly and politely request and plead to the MCA to support and allow me to play cricket once again and further help me in facing BCCI, who have imposed a life ban on me from playing cricket," says Chavan in the letter, before repeating his request: "I will once again require your support and co-operation to request BCCI from your side to be kind and considerate of revoking the ban and allowing me to play cricket again.
"I am greatly thankful to the MCA, which has always been supportive and kind enough to me for which, I'm highly obliged and would like the same to be in the future in handling the life ban from BCCI," the letter concludes.
"His request will be discussed in our Managing Committee meeting on August 2. We will take a final call then," MCA joint secretary Unmesh Khanvilkar said. The MCA has, in the past, expressed sympathy for Chavan's cause. In April, it had released Rs 32 lakhs due to the bowler before he was banned by BCCI.
Sreesanth seeks meeting with Thakur
Former India speedster S Sreesanth has said that he will seek a meeting with BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur at the earliest to present his case. The cricketer also said that he won't be going to court to challenge BCCI's decision to not lift the life ban on him.
"My intention is not to spend time in courts now but to get back to cricket by practising and maintaining fitness," Sreesanth said at a press conference organized by Ernakulam press club. His reaction was in response to a question on a report which appeared in a television channel which said that the Board secretary had hinted that the BCCI may review the ban.
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