MCA not to challenge BCCI's action on Ankeet Chavan

On a day when the Mumbai Cricket Association decided to revoke the ban on Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, there was not as pleasant a news for left-arm spinner Ankeet Chavan.

Even though the Delhi court had last month cleared Chavan of all criminal charges, the MCA decided not to stand by a player who has been found guilty under the Board of Control for Cricket in India's anti-corruption code.

The MCA vice-president Ashish Shelar said on Sunday: "Ankeet Chavan, who has been cleared of MCOCA (Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act) charges, requested us to convince BCCI to lift the ban on him. But the BCCI has already sent a mail to MCA clearing the factual position on this issue. "The MCA has, therefore, decided that it would not challenge BCCI's action against Ankeet which was taken as per the disciplinary committee code and the anti-corruption code. So, we have rejected his request. We unanimously decided that the action against such a player should continue because the court ruling is only on MCOCA. The player has not challenged the BCCI's ruling so how can we?"