Owing to the administrative turmoil in the association, the regular Delhi players got their fees for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons this year. The association also cleared Shikhar Dhawan's fees for playing in the Vijay Hazare trophy last December while the other players are still waiting for their dues. An amount of Rs 237,600 has been cleared in the name of Dhawan.
Interestingly, Virender Sehwag, who walked out of Delhi cricket after the 2014-15 season, also received a balance amount of Rs 9,000 to settle his account with the association. Delhi skipper Gautam Gambhir too has claimed an outstanding balance of Rs 4,500 and it has been duly cleared by the association.
The payments make for a strange reading as most of it was made to players who don't play for Delhi regularly or have played junior cricket for Delhi. "The bills from these big names were lying with the association for years. If there is surplus money in the association, there's no harm in clearing out as much payment as possible. The association can settle its account once the money comes from BCCI," DDCA treasurer Ravinder Manchanda told TOI, while mentioning that the state team's chief coach Vijay Dahiya's fees for the last three stints has also been cleared. Dahiya's fees for the last season will be paid after the BCCI releases its funds.
"These payments are made from the profits the DDCA has made by hosting World T20 and IPL matches this year. Since we haven't submitted the balance sheets yet, the BCCI can't sanction the money or the fees. But it was only fair to clear the long pending dues of those who don't play for Delhi so often. Once the grants come from the board, we will clear the fees of the rest of the players," Manchanda added.
With DDCA president SP Bansal having been charged with alleged misappropriation of funds, the association hasn't submitted its balance sheets which resulted in the players playing on without being paid for three years.
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