Founder and first chairman of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Lalit Modi has made some explosive allegations against BCCI Vice-President Rajeev Shukla. By retweeting a news portal's tweet on X about corruption in team selections at the international level, Modi wrote that it is how Shukla has accumulated money over the years.
Shukla, the current BCCI Vice-President, is also a politician and a political commentator. Before being elected as the Vice-President of the BCCI unopposed in 2020, the 65-year-old had also been re-appointed unanimously as IPL's chairman by the BCCI.
Meanwhile, Modi wrote the below on X:
"What’s new. #rajivshukla is known for that. That’s why he has survived over twenty years as #upca. He says everyone in his pocket. And his pockets are unfortunately loaded. loaded only from dallagiri and cricket money he siphons for years. Worst kept secret in cricket world."
"We all feel Rohit and Virat's absence" - Rajeev Shukla
Meanwhile, during a recent interaction with ANI News, Shukla clarified that the BCCI had no role in Test retirements of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli and that it was their personal. However, Shukla said he is relieved by their availability for ODIs.
"I want to make it very clear once and for all. We all feel Rohit and Virat's absence, but they took the decision on their own. BCCI has a policy of never telling any player when to retire and from which format. This is on the player. This was their own decision. They took retirement on their own. We will always miss them. We consider them great batters. The good thing is they are available in ODIs."
