I never tried to shield Jadeja: Jaya Jaitly

Samata Party president Jaya Jaitly said in Lucknow on Sunday that she had never tried to shield former Test cricketer Ajay Jadeja but added the ban imposed on some cricketers for their alleged involvement in match-fixing was not justified.

"I have never tried to shield Jadeja," she told reporters, adding charges levelled against her in this regard were the creation of the media.

Jaitly said the ban imposed on certain players on the basis of the CBI report was unjustified as the concerned players did not get an opportunity to present their case before the the investigating agency.

It would have been better if the punishment was left to the court, she said adding a trial by court would have given the players an opportunity to cross-examine witnesses.