The President of the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Abhay Apte yesterday said that the association will conduct a detailed inquiry into Pune curator Pandurang Salgaoncar's claims that he could tamper with the pitch ahead of the second ODI between India and New Zealand. "I am here just to make one statement. Since morning there has been some news which is appearing on the TV on a very disturbing subject, so I have to tell that the MCA, of course the BCCI and CoA have zero tolerance on such subjects," Apte said.
Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni inspects the pitch ahead of the 2nd one day international (ODI) cricket match between India and New Zealand at The Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on October 25, 2017. India's cricket board on October 25 banned an official from the Pune ground after he was recorded saying he tampered with the pitch ahead of the second one-day international against New Zealand. Pandurang Salgaoncar, the pitch manager at the Pune ground, was exposed during an undercover sting by India Today TV claiming he doctored the surface ahead of the ODI starting Wednesday. Pic/AFP
"The MCA will be making a detailed inquiry on what has happened or what has appeared on TV, but before we have our urgent meeting," he added. Apte also informed that Salgaoncar has been suspended with immediate effect and MCA has withdrawn his membership as well.
