Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir Praise Arun Jaitley For Being There For the Players
Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir have expressed their support for Arun Jaitley as controversies in the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) mounted.
He has no love lost for the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) but former India batsman Virender Sehwag threw his weight behind its under-fire ex-President Arun Jaitley for "being available for players in case of any difficulty". (Arun Jaitley Is Clean, Says Top DDCA Official)
Finance Minister Jaitley, who was headed DDCA for 13 years till 2013, has been accused of corruption by the Delhi Government. The Delhi government has demanded that Jaitley must resign or be "removed" from the union cabinet to enable an independent probe. (DDCA Den of Corruption Under Arun Jaitley, Says AAP)
Sehwag, who switched loyalties to Haryana from Delhi and retired from international cricket earlier this year, steered clear of making any political claim but lauded Jaitley's role in helping players in a series of tweets. (WATCH: Arun Jaitley Gets Clean Chit From Chetan Chauhan)
In my time with DDCA if I ever came to know of any 'surprising' selection of a player, all I needed to do was to inform @arunjaitley
- Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) December 20, 2015
And @arunjaitley Ji would immediately ensure correction and justice for the deserving players at #DDCA
- Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) December 20, 2015
Was a nightmare to speak to some others at DDCA but @arunjaitley ji was always available for players in case of any difficulty at any time
- Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) December 20, 2015
The veteran of 104 Tests is one of the biggest names in international cricket to have emerged from Delhi.
Sehwag found support from his Delhi and India opener Gautam Gambhir, the current captain of the Delhi team. He also tweeted his support for Jaitley
Grossly inappropriate 2 blame @arunjaitley ji 4 corruption in DDCA. He was d one who got Delhi a proper stadium widout taxpayer's money.
- GGF (@GautamGambhir) December 20, 2015
Appalling to note some ex-players blame @arunjaitley ji for all that's wrong in DDCA. Whereas dey enjoyed plum posts in DDCA coz of him.
- GGF (@GautamGambhir) December 20, 2015
Another Delhi player and India Test pace spearhead Ishant Sharma, who has taken 201 wickets in 68 Tests, also tweeted his support to Jaitley.
.@arunjaitley ji has always been helpful, fair and kind in all my interactions with him #DDCA
- Ishant Sharma (@ImIshant) December 20, 2015