Wankhede curator writes to BCCI

Wankhede curator Sudhir Naik has written a strongly-worded letter to BCCI calling for action against Indian Team Director Ravi Shastri and bowling coach Bharat Arun for abusive behaviour during the fifth and final one-dayer against South Africa in Mumbai.

According to Naik, the Indian team management had wanted a rank turner and wanted a specific part of the pitch to be watered. But the instructions were conveyed to the curators only a couple of days before the match.

Naik also alleged that Arun had misbehaved with his assistant Ramesh Mhamunkar. The 70-year-old asserted that such incidents can become a spoiler between the BCCI and the state associations.