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Rai reveals that the then Cricket Advisory Committee comprising Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, V V S Laxman had recommended Kumble's re-appointment.
The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) will demit office after the BCCI AGM here on Wednesday, ending a tumultuous 33-month tenure.
BCCI Committee of Administrators chief Vinod Rai has made it clear that the CAC comprising Kapil, Shantha Rangaswamy and Anshuman Gaekwad were 'not conflicted' as per their understanding and it was appointed for only selecting the head coach.
A senior BCCI functionary said that the whole idea of Rai writing a note to the ethics officer was wrong and killed the idea of the Lodha Panel proposing the appointment of an ethics officer to look into matters of conflict.
The much-awaited elections have been rescheduled by a day to October 23 in the wake of assembly polls in Haryana and Maharashtra.
The Indian captain decided to make his choice official a couple of days later while addressing the media before leaving to play the West Indies.
The Supreme Court-appointed CoA, headed by Vinod Rai, will conduct the interviews for all positions after the World Cup.
Eyebrows were raised since Chief Executive Officer Rahul Johri was present during the meeting of BCCI ombudsman Jain with Delhi Capitals advisor Sourav Ganguly earlier this month.
A Supreme Court bench comprising justices Ashok Bhushan and K M Joseph said the BCCI's disciplinary committee may reconsider, within three months, the quantum of punishment to be given to Sreesanth.
BCCI Committee Of Administrator chairman Vinod Rai lauded the selectors for picking a balanced Indian squad for the Test and ODI series in Australia.