New Delhi: Former India captain Sachin Tendulkar will not be a part of the second leg of the ‘Road Safety World Series’ tournament as several participating players have complained of dues in the first season. Retired international players take part in this tournament. Tendulkar, who played for India Legends, who won the first leg title, has also not received full payment for the first season and has now decided to pull himself out of the tournament completely.
There have been reports in Bangladesh media that some of the country’s top former players, including Khaled Mahmood ‘Suzon’, Khalid Mashood ‘Pilot’, Mehrab Hossain, Rajin Saleh, Hannan Sarkar and Nafees Iqbal, have not yet been paid. Are included. Tendulkar was also the ‘brand ambassador’ of the first leg of the tournament and Sunil Gavaskar was the commissioner of the competition.
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A source with knowledge of this said on the condition of anonymity, ‘Sachin will not be a part of this ‘Road Safety World Series’ session. The tournament will be held in UAE from March 1 to 19 but Sachin will not be a part of this tournament in any way. Asked if Tendulkar has not been paid by the organisers, the source confirmed the same.
The source said, “Yes, Sachin is one of the many cricketers who have not been paid by the organisers. If any information is to be sought, one should contact Ravi Gaikwad who was its main organizer.
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For the tournament held in the year 2020, each player was given 10 percent amount after the contract, after which 40 percent amount was to be given by 25 February 2021 while the remaining 50 percent amount was to be paid by 31 March 2021. Efforts were made to contact Gaikwad for a statement on the alleged delay in payment but he did not respond to calls or messages.
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