Hyderabad: Justice V. Eswaraiah, ethics officer and Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA)’s ombudsman additional charge, has disqualified Vanka Roma Singh, wife of former cricketer and selector Vanka Pratap, from the post of Apex Council member as female representative of the lndian Cricketers Association (ICA).The ethics officer also directed the ICA to nominate any other remale representative to the Apex Council.The grounds for disqualification was that the single member committee headed by Justice Lavu Nageshwar Rao, in its order dated 31.07.2023, had debarred the Gunrock Club and its office bearers from holding office in the HCA or contesting elections for one term or three years, whichever is greater. Gunrock Club was managed by Pratap and his family members and Roma Singh was president of the club.The ethics officer also mentioned that Roma Singh’s daughter Vanka Pooja represented Hyderabad in the last few years in various age categories and has represented Hyderabad in the under 23 women’s Trophy in the 2024-25 season. As per the official records of HCA, there was no disclosure statement filed by Roma Singh, within a period of 15 days from taking office as per Rule 38(2) of HCA.The rule required every individual taking office under the HCA to disclose in writing to the Apex Council any existing or potential event that may be deemed to cause a conflict of interest, and the same shall be uploaded on the HCA website.The failure to issue a complete disclosure, or any partial or total suppression thereof, would render the individual open to disciplinary action which may include termination and removal without benefits.
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