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After the recent controversy on Shreyas Iyer’s comment, Saurav Ganguly went on record to clarify that his “500 international match experience” gives him all the rights to speak and guide the younger lads. It all started when Shreyas Iyer gave an interview to Star Sports before the start of the IPL 2020 season where he spoke about how Ricky Ponting who is the current head coach and Ganguly who was the monitor for Delhi Capital in 2019 helped him evolve as a captain as well as a refined player.

But his comment was misinterpreted and lose allegations of Conflict of Interest were made against former Indian Captain and BCCI President. While Iyer referred to the 2019 season, allegations were made on BCCI president for helping a franchise captain which is clearly a case of Conflict of Interest. Taking things into account, Ganguly went to record to clarify his stand, he said, “I had helped him (Iyer) last year. I may be the Board president, but don’t forget that I’ve played 500 matches (424 matches) for India, so I can speak to a young player and help him, be it, Shreyas Iyer or Virat Kohli. If they want help, I can,” Ganguly said during a promotional event.

DC captain also went ahead and tweeted his clarification. “As a young captain, I am thankful to Ricky and Dada for being a part of my journey as a cricketer and captain last season. My comment …… was to emphasise my gratitude towards the role they both have played in my personal growth as a captain,” Iyer said.

Delhi Capitals currently sit in the top four on the IPL 2020 table (as of 30 September), despite losing their most recent match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Written by Anjali Jha. Follow Anjali on Twitter today.