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Captains code stupid 8212; Bedi
NEW DELHI, JULY 20: Former India captain Bishen Singh Bedi described on Thursday as absolutely stupid' the proposed Code of Conduct drawn...
July 21, 2000 12:00 AM IST
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NEW DELHI, JULY 20: Former India captain Bishen Singh Bedi described on Thursday as absolutely stupid8217; the proposed Code of Conduct drawn up by the cricket board for its captains in the wake of the match-fixing and betting scandals.
Asked what the provocation for such a code could be, bedinever known to mince his words, said quot;this is a clear cut case of trying to put up a holier than thou image before the Sports ministryquot;.
He was apparently referring to the recent inter-actionsbetween Sports Minister sukhdev Singh dhindsa and the board officials with the former demanding that bcci submit to him its plan of action including a code of conduct for the players.
quot;But, who are they trying to impress and what exactly arethey trying to convey?quot; he asked.
A select committee of the board is expected to finalisethe code for captains, players, umpires and officials at a meeting in mumbai on July 24 before it is submitted to the ministry on August one.
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