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NEW DELHI: The Cricket Association of Pondicherry (CAP) is facing caller contention aft its Under-19 caput coach, S Venkataraman, was allegedly assaulted wrong the association’s grooming installation connected Monday by 3 section cricketers upset implicit being dropped from the squad for the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT).
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!According to an Indian Express report, the onslaught took spot astir 11 americium astatine CAP’s indoor nets. Venkataraman, a erstwhile CAP secretary, suffered a terrible caput wounded requiring 20 stitches and a fracture successful his shoulder. The battle has led to an FIR astatine the Sedarapet constabulary station.
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Sub-Inspector S Rajesh, confirming the gravity of the assault, said: “Venkataraman received 20 stitches connected his forehead, but helium is stable.
The said players are absconding, and we are trying to way them.”In his complaint, Venkataraman named 3 players — elder cricketer Karthikeyan Jayasundaram and first-class players A Aravinddaraj and S Santhosh Kumaran — arsenic the assailants. He besides accused G Chandran, caput of the Bharathidasan Pondicherry Cricketers’ Forum, of inciting them. Venkataraman alleged: “While Aravinddaraj held me, Karthikeyan took the bat that Santhosh Kumaran had and attacked me… They deed me, saying Chandran had told them that they would get a accidental lone if they killed me.
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The Bharathidasan forum denied immoderate relation successful the attack. Its president Senthil Kumaran countered, claiming Venkataraman had a past of complaints and strained relationships with section cricketers.The battle comes a time aft an Indian Express probe exposed alleged manipulation wrong the CAP to contradict opportunities to Puducherry-born players portion favouring “outstation” cricketers with forged domicile documents. Only 5 Puducherry-born players person played Ranji Trophy matches since 2021, the study found.As per the aforesaid report, BCCI caput Devajit Saikia acknowledged the findings, stating that they “raise immoderate superior issues” that volition beryllium examined. CAP declined to remark connected the attack, portion its CEO Raju Metha defended the association’s governance and insisted determination was “zero tolerance for corruption.”
