Rajat Sharma resigns as DDCA chief

New Delhi, November 16

Senior journalist Rajat Sharma on Saturday resigned from the post of president of Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA), citing his inability to continue amid “various pulls and pressures” within the organisation.

Sharma’s nearly 20-month tenure was a tumultuous one owing to his differences with general secretary Vinod Tihara, who enjoys a fair amount of support in the organisation.

“The cricket administration here is full of pulls and pressures all the time. I feel vested interests are always actively working against the interest of cricket,” Sharma said in a statement. “It seems that it may not be possible to carry on in DDCA with my principles of integrity, honesty and transparency, which I am not willing to compromise at any cost,” he added.

Sharma had joined the cricket administration with the backing of the later Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

Many DDCA insiders believe that Sharma lost ground once Jaitley was no more. “In my endeavour though I faced many roadblocks, opposition and oppression, just to keep me from discharging my duties in a fair and transparent manner,” Sharma said. “That’s why I have decided to call it a day and hereby tender my resignation to the apex council from the post of president, DDCA, with immediate effect.” PTI