New Delhi: A junior member of the Indian cricket team’s support staff was accused of ‘inappropriate behaviour’ by a female hotel employee in Antigua during India’s recent tour of the West Indies. Even though the incident was dismissed as a ‘case of mistaken identity’ by the BCCI, the administrative manager has mentioned it in his communication with the board.
Former team manager Sunil Subramaniam has claimed that during last month’s tour of the West Indies, the team was caught in the potentially explosive situation on the sidelines of the first Test in Antigua, which was played August 22 to 26.
In a mail to the Committee of Administrators (CoA) on September 25, which is in this agency’s possession, Sunil Subramaniam first complained about the incident before withdrawing his assertions but with the suggestion that the accused member of the support staff be spoken to.
A BCCI official acknowledged that an incident did take place in the team hotel but said it was a case of mistaken identity and the member of the support staff came out blame-free after an inquiry by Antigua Police.
“It was found out to be a case of mistaken identity once an inquiry was done. The hotel staff with whom the alleged misbehaviour happened was shown photographs of all the support staff members but she didn’t identify any of them,” a senior BCCI official told this agency on conditions of anonymity. “Also the room number that was provided didn’t belong to any member of the Indian contingent,” he added.
Subramaniam’s tenure ended with the West Indies tour after being accused of high-handed behaviour with top officials of the Indian High Commission there.
PTI