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#MeToo in Cricket: BCCI CEO Rahul Johri accused of sexual assault

By Saurabh Sharma October 13, 2018 • 15:53 PM View: 2658

New Delhi, Oct 13 (CRICKETNMORE): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) CEO Rahul Johri has been accused of sexual assault by a female author in the latest case of the #MeToo movement in cricket.

Johri, who was the Executive Vice-President and General Manager (South Asia) for Discovery Network Asia Pacific, before joining as BCCI CEO in 2016 was accused of taking advantage of the victim by offering a job opportunity.

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