Tiwary: Gambhir made racist remark against Bengalis and Ganguly

Manoj Tiwary, Indian cricketer, on Sunday, who was involved in an ugly on-field altercation with Gautam Gambhir in a Ranji Trophy match has made a claim that Delhi skipper Gambhir had made racist remarks about former Indian captain Bengalis and Sourav Ganguly.

“He made racist remarks made about Sourav Ganguly and Bengalis. I spoke to Sourav Ganguly and he is very upset that his name has been dragged in the matter. We will never accept anything against Sourav Ganguly,” Tiwary said.

“Gautam Gambhir is not saying the truth. If I had done what Gambhir is saying why have I been fined 40 percent and him 70 percent,” the Bengal cricketer added.

Tiwary: Gambhir made racist remark against Bengalis and Ganguly

On Day 3, Tiwary and Gambhir had nearly came to blows of the Ranji Trophy match between Bengal and Delhi at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium and umpire K Srikanth had to step in to defuse the situation.

By Match Referee Valmick Buch, both players were summoned for a hearing after the day’s play.

According to Buch, detailed report has gone to BCCI and they will now decide the quantum of punishment.

“I don’t mind sledging but abusing someone’s mother is not right,” Tiwary said.

In the eighth over yesterday, the incident happened when Partha Sarathi Bhattacharjee got out of Manan Sharma’s bowling and Tiwary came in to bat at No.4 wearing a cap.

He first took guard and was about to take strike in the over. However, Tiwari stopped the bowler and signalled at the dressing room to bring his helmet as a bowler was operating from the other end. Gambhir felt that it was a deliberate time wasting tactic from Tiwari.

Gambhir, all of a sudden, who was at first slip, got into the action and started abusing the Bengal skipper, Tiwari then retaliated.