New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Deepak Sharma has been asked to submit his resignation by Wednesday, February 18, by PCA Ethics Officer-cum-Ombudsman Justice Jaspal Singh (retd.), according to the Hindustan Times.

Should he fail to resign, the council will reportedly proceed with his removal without further consultation.

Former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge Justice Jaspal Singh (retd), acting as ombudsman, found that Sharma failed to reveal his role with the Punjab State Housing Federation (Housefed) during his tenure at the PCA.

The association's ethics officer and ombudsman determined that he had received benefits while working for the cricket body between 2014 and 2015, from...