MUMBAI: It’s Mallya trouble again for former India cricket captain Rahul Dravid.
After being flayed by Bangalore Royal Challengers’ owner Vijay Mallya for his team’s dismal show in the ongoing Indian Premier League tournament, ‘The Wall’ is now facing the boot from Bank of Baroda, headed by Mangalore Devdas Mallya.

Bank officials say they are unlikely to renew Dravid’s contract as BoB’s brand ambassador.

MD Mallya, who took charge of the bank earlier this month, told NewsWire18, “It is too early to comment on.”

Officials said Bank of Baroda is now eyeing the services of current skipper of the One-Day International and Twenty-20 cricket teams Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

“There is no question of renewing Rahul Dravid’s contract,” an official said citing the recent loss of form of the beleaguered cricketer, who was hired by the bank when AK Khandelwal was at the helm.

The glitch in seeking out Dhoni, however, is the price tag, officials say.
Dhoni, who is yet to endorse any financial services company, is asking a price about seven times that paid to Dravid.

The bank had approached Dhoni’s Delhi-based agent recently. Officials say Dhoni is asking for a whopping Rs70 million per annum, whereas Dravid got Rs40 million rupees in four years.

Bankers point out that it is the controversy surrounding the price and not the price tag per se, which is an issue for Bank of Baroda.

“For a bank, which records about Rs15 billion yearly profit, Rs70 million is nothing. However, there are other issues,” an official said.
Source :dnaindia.com