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New Delhi , December 20 : Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir have come out in support of Arun Jaitley, who is under scanner over corruption in the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA). Finance Minister Jaitley served as DDCA's president for 13 years till 2013. Delhi's AAP government and BJP MP Kirti Azad have joined hands to accuse Jaitley of corruption in DDCA during his tenure as president. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has demanded Jaitley's removal from the Union Cabinet for an independent probe into the issue. However, two of the biggest cricket stars of Delhi - Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir - have strongly backed Jaitley. Both Sehwag and Gambhir took to Twitter to laud Jaitley's role in helping players. "In my time with DDCA if I ever came to know of any 'surprising' selection of a player, all I needed to do was to inform Arun Jaitley," Sehwag wrote. "And Arun Jaitley Ji would immediately ensure correction and justice for the deserving players at DDCA...Was a nightmare to speak to some others at DDCA but Arun Jaitley ji was always available for players in case of any difficulty at any time," he added.       Another Indian cricketer from Delhi , Gautam Gambhir tweeted     Ishant Sharma also acknowledged Jaitley’s  stand for the players cause .