By CricketCountry Staff
An official from the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has revealed that the latest incident involving Ajit Agarkar, who returned home after not being picked in the final XI for Mumbai’s Ranji tie against Orissa, is the 33-year-old’s second major offence in last three years.
Published: Dec 01, 2011, 12:28 PM (IST)
Edited: Dec 01, 2011, 12:28 PM (IST)
MCA will not take any disciplinary action against senior cricketer Ajit Agarkar © Getty Images
By CricketCountry Staff
Mumbai: Dec 1, 2011
An official from the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has revealed that the latest incident involving Ajit Agarkar, who returned home after not being picked in the final XI for Mumbai’s Ranji tie against Orissa, is the 33-year-old’s second major offence in last three years.
Around three years ago, India discard Agarkar was warned by the MCA officials after he ignored a pitch curator’s plea to not to practice on a wet track at the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) in Mumbai.
“He had to be stopped and he did vent his protest in the next match by wearing a black band. He was let off with a warning. This is his second offence,” the official was quoted by DNA.
The official added, “Such matters have to be dealt with carefully. We can’t afford to part with a senior player like Agarkar. Amol Muzumdar and Vinit Indulkar are into their cooling-off period. They can’t represent Mumbai right away, and you never know when you’ll need Agarkar.”
Agarkar, who had returned to the Mumbai squad for the previous game against Karnataka after missing the first two ties due to injury, was left out after the team management decided to include Avishkar Salvi and Dhawal Kulkarni as the support seamers for Zaheer Khan who is testing his match fitness ahead of the tour to Australia.
“Agarkar was feeling humiliated after he was dropped for the match by the team management. He was an India player and we felt it would be better if he is allowed to return home instead of staying back with the team,” MCA joint secretary Nitin Dalal said.
