Showing no signs of repentance, Indian captain Rahul Dravid today said
that he was not worried by the Cricket Board's stand to seek an explanation from
him for his outburst against the team manager for the South African tour.
Dravid said controversies had become a part and parcel of Indian
cricket and he had learnt to deal with such situations.
"If they ask for an explanation (on his outburst against
tour manger Chetan Desai of Goa Cricket Association), I will give
it to them. It does not worry me, nothing worries me," he told reporters.
"There have been a lot of controversies in the last few
years. It has become part and parcel of Indian cricket. We have learnt how to
handle all this. We have to focus on the game," Dravid said.
BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah had said yesterday
that the Board would seek an explanation from Dravid for the outburst but appeared
to downplay the whole incident today.
"We don't want to carry on this controversy endlessly.
We wanted to give a message to Dravid (through the media). That's all,"
Shah told media persons.
Shah said he had not spoken to Dravid on the subject after
the Indian team's arrival here, although the two were seen having a conversation
at the Madhavrao Scindia ground, venue of tomorrow's second India Vs Sri Lanka ODI, after the home team's practice session.
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